Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) Sets New 12-Month High – Here’s What Happened

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $313.15 and last traded at $310.5690, with a volume of 1139496 shares. The stock had previously closed at $298.39.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently commented on the company. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $315.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Texas Instruments from $227.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on Texas Instruments from $280.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Texas Instruments presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $263.65.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 4.46 and a quick ratio of 2.94. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $236.29 and a 200-day moving average price of $205.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $286.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.31.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.37 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $4.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.85 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 32.49% and a net margin of 29.11%.The business’s revenue was up 18.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.23 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.69 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 5th were paid a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 5th. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is currently 97.26%.

Insider Transactions at Texas Instruments

In related news, CEO Haviv Ilan sold 20,000 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $280.32, for a total transaction of $5,606,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 204,339 shares in the company, valued at approximately $57,280,308.48. This trade represents a 8.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Rafael R. Lizardi sold 47,734 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $308.10, for a total value of $14,706,845.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 85,485 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,337,928.50. The trade was a 35.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 303,475 shares of company stock valued at $85,666,638. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Texas Instruments

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. High Point Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. Advocate Investing Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Finally, Cornerstone Financial Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Texas Instruments Company 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.