Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Holdings Cut by NFSG Corp

NFSG Corp cut its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 65.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,062 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,997 shares during the period. NFSG Corp’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $297,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TXN. Uptown Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in Texas Instruments by 21.0% in the 3rd quarter. Uptown Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,621 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $454,000 after buying an additional 281 shares during the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC raised its position in Texas Instruments by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 3,657 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,024,000 after buying an additional 281 shares during the last quarter. Barlow Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 48.3% in the 3rd quarter. Barlow Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,155 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $641,000 after acquiring an additional 702 shares during the period. Weaver Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 172.3% in the 3rd quarter. Weaver Capital Management LLC now owns 3,063 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $858,000 after acquiring an additional 1,938 shares during the period. Finally, Triasima Portfolio Management inc. lifted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 35.9% in the 3rd quarter. Triasima Portfolio Management inc. now owns 24,546 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $6,875,000 after acquiring an additional 6,480 shares during the period. 84.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TXN has been the topic of several analyst reports. Arete Research lowered their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $405.00 to $381.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $330.00 price target (up from $316.00) on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 18th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $230.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Texas Instruments from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday, October 9th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $304.26.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

NASDAQ:TXN traded down $2.64 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $276.48. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 7,949,194 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,785,048. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52-week low of $152.73 and a 52-week high of $334.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 3.44 and a current ratio of 4.86. The business’s 50-day moving average is $271.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $276.42. The company has a market capitalization of $252.50 billion, a PE ratio of 42.08, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.35.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.91 by $0.23. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 31.11% and a return on equity of 35.77%. The company had revenue of $5.46 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.26 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.41 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 22.8% on a year-over-year basis. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 10th. Investors of record on Friday, October 30th will be issued a dividend of $1.52 per share. This is an increase from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.42. This represents a $6.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 30th. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is presently 86.45%.

Key Stories Impacting Texas Instruments

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

• Positive Sentiment: Texas Instruments’ history of exceeding earnings expectations, combined with favorable current earnings-estimate trends, has increased the possibility of another quarterly beat. Investors are also watching operating metrics beyond revenue and earnings per share for evidence of sustained demand. Will Texas Instruments Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect strength in Texas Instruments’ analog and embedded-processing businesses to support third-quarter results, reflecting demand from industrial, automotive and data-center markets. TXN to Report Q3 Earnings: Should You Buy, Hold or Sell the Stock?
• Positive Sentiment: The board declared a fourth-quarter cash dividend of $1.52 per share, payable Nov. 10 to shareholders of record Oct. 30. The announcement reinforces TXN’s shareholder-return profile and may provide some support for income-focused investors. Texas Instruments Board Declares Fourth Quarter 2026 Quarterly Dividend
• Positive Sentiment: Exchange-traded funds purchased approximately $113.2 million of TXN stock on Oct. 13, indicating institutional or index-related buying interest. ETFs Bought $113.2 Million of Texas Instruments
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street’s third-quarter preview emphasizes key indicators such as segment performance, margins and demand trends. These metrics could be more important for TXN’s valuation than simply meeting consensus revenue and EPS estimates. Texas Instruments Q3 Earnings Key Metrics
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical tensions remain a risk to semiconductor supply chains and international demand. In addition, TXN’s elevated valuation leaves less room for disappointment if its earnings outlook or margins fall short of expectations. TXN Q3 Earnings Investment Outlook

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Tsedeniya Abraham sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $264.63, for a total transaction of $1,852,410.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 23,181 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,134,388.03. This represents a 23.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) designs and manufactures analog and embedded semiconductor products used in industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment, and enterprise systems. Its analog products help manage power, sense and measure real-world signals, and support signal processing, while its embedded processing products provide computing and control functions within electronic systems.

The company offers a broad portfolio of semiconductors, including power-management devices, amplifiers, data converters, microcontrollers, processors, and connectivity products.