Erste Asset Management GmbH Has $3.59 Million Holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Erste Asset Management GmbH lessened its holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 82.1% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 19,667 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 90,313 shares during the period. Erste Asset Management GmbH’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $3,593,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in TXN. Andra AP fonden boosted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 216.7% in the 3rd quarter. Andra AP fonden now owns 117,800 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $21,643,000 after purchasing an additional 80,600 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in Texas Instruments by 46.6% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. now owns 25,507 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,686,000 after purchasing an additional 8,104 shares during the last quarter. Camrose Capital Investment Partners LLP boosted its position in Texas Instruments by 10.9% in the third quarter. Camrose Capital Investment Partners LLP now owns 224,619 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $41,269,000 after buying an additional 22,095 shares in the last quarter. Banco Santander S.A. grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 66.5% during the third quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 20,152 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,703,000 after buying an additional 8,051 shares during the last quarter. Finally, R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the third quarter worth $208,000. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In related news, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 3,144 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total value of $696,647.52. Following the transaction, the director owned 11,670 shares in the company, valued at $2,585,838.60. The trade was a 21.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Rafael R. Lizardi sold 64,532 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $220.74, for a total value of $14,244,793.68. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 92,550 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,429,487. The trade was a 41.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 114,284 shares of company stock valued at $25,531,935 over the last three months. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Shares of TXN opened at $212.11 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $201.49 and a 200-day moving average of $186.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 4.35 and a quick ratio of 2.83. The company has a market capitalization of $192.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.01. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $139.95 and a 1 year high of $231.32.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.44 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.28 EPS. 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 year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Investors of record on Friday, January 30th were paid a dividend of $1.42 per share. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 30th. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 104.41%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. BNP Paribas Exane raised Texas Instruments from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Raymond James Financial set a $240.00 target price on Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Robert W. Baird set a $225.00 price target on Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $250.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Monday, February 23rd. One equities research 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 given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $214.77.

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.