Capital International Investors Sells 1,752,242 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Capital International Investors reduced its position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 24.6% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 5,358,516 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,752,242 shares during the period. Capital International Investors’ holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $984,478,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Pacifica Partners Inc. increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 85.2% in the third quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 150 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments in the third quarter worth $29,000. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd lifted its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 69.9% during the second quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 192 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 1,810.0% during the second quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 191 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $185.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $245.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Susquehanna boosted their price target on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Benchmark raised their price objective on Texas Instruments from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price target on Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $214.77.

Texas Instruments Trading Up 1.5%

TXN opened at $196.20 on Tuesday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12 month low of $139.95 and a 12 month high of $231.32. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $204.29 and a 200-day moving average price of $186.41. The firm has a market cap of $178.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.07, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a current ratio of 4.35, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 earnings per share 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.44 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.28 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 30th were given a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 30th. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 104.41%.

Insider Activity

In other Texas Instruments news, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 3,144 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total transaction of $696,647.52. Following the sale, the director owned 11,670 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,585,838.60. The trade was a 21.22% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 6,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.79, for a total transaction of $1,500,135.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 42,488 shares in the company, valued at $9,805,805.52. The trade was a 13.27% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 114,284 shares of company stock worth $25,531,935 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Profile

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.