Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Acquired by Carlson Capital L.P.

Carlson Capital L.P. increased its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 128.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,800 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 2,700 shares during the period. Texas Instruments comprises about 0.3% of Carlson Capital L.P.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest position. Carlson Capital L.P.’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $882,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 33.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,158,000 after purchasing an additional 4,218 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Texas Instruments by 12.8% in the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 9,084 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,632,000 after buying an additional 1,031 shares during the last quarter. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments during the second quarter valued at approximately $232,000. Callan Family Office LLC lifted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 143.5% during the 2nd quarter. Callan Family Office LLC now owns 37,052 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $7,693,000 after buying an additional 21,838 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Horizon Bancorp Inc. IN acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $208,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Ronald Kirk sold 9,990 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.33, for a total value of $1,621,676.70. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 14,937 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,424,723.21. This represents a 40.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 3,144 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total transaction of $696,647.52. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 11,670 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,585,838.60. The trade was a 21.22% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 17,134 shares of company stock worth $3,153,014. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently issued reports on TXN. Truist Financial upped their price target on Texas Instruments from $195.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $205.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, KeyCorp lowered shares of Texas Instruments from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $212.92.

Key Texas Instruments News

Here are the key news stories impacting Texas Instruments this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Announced acquisition of Silicon Labs for ~$7.5 billion — a definitive all-cash agreement that would supply volume for TI’s new 300mm fabs and is intended to drive substantial cost synergies and margin improvement. Deal announcement
• Positive Sentiment: Strong AI/data-center demand: management commentary and recent coverage highlight ~70% year-over-year growth in TI’s data-center power-management business — a high-margin market that helps offset softer industrial end markets. Bull case
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Rosenblatt reaffirmed a “buy” rating with a $240 price target, signaling continued upside from some sell-side desks. Rosenblatt note
• Positive Sentiment: Improving cash generation and policy tailwinds — TI’s free cash flow recovery, falling capex expectations and CHIPS-act tax incentives improve the company’s ability to fund dividends, buybacks and M&A (supports valuation longer term).
• Neutral Sentiment: Earlier reports indicated TI was pursuing Silicon Labs prior to the deal — confirmational coverage continues while the transaction progresses toward close; watch timing and regulatory/close risks. Pursuit report
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent quarter: a slight EPS miss and modest revenue shortfall left some headline weakness, but management’s data-center strength and Q1 guidance range partially offset the pain — the earnings surprise is small and being judged in context.
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrade: KeyCorp cut TXN from “strong-buy” to “hold,” which can pressure short-term sentiment and flows. KeyCorp/Zacks note
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: VP Ahmad Bahai sold 3,000 shares and director Mark Blinn sold 3,144 shares in early February (SEC filings). Multiple insider sales can be read negatively by some investors even if routine. Bahai Form 4 Blinn Form 4

Texas Instruments Stock Down 1.1%

TXN stock opened at $221.44 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $201.20 billion, a PE ratio of 40.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 1.01. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $188.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $182.98. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $139.95 and a fifty-two week high of $228.83. The company has a quick ratio of 2.83, a current ratio of 4.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by ($0.02). Texas Instruments had a net margin of 28.28% and a return on equity of 30.44%. The firm had revenue of $4.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.44 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.28 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 30th will be paid a dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 30th. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is presently 104.41%.

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Inc (NASDAQ: TXN) is a global semiconductor company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, that designs and manufactures analog and embedded processing chips. The company’s products are used across a wide range of end markets, including industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications and enterprise equipment. TI’s business emphasizes components that condition, convert, manage and move electrical signals—capabilities that are foundational to modern electronic systems.

TI’s product portfolio includes a broad array of analog integrated circuits—such as power management, amplifiers, data converters and interface devices—as well as embedded processors and microcontrollers used to control systems and run real-time applications.