Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Bought by Founders Financial Securities LLC

Founders Financial Securities LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 72.3% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 18,107 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 7,595 shares during the period. Founders Financial Securities LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $3,141,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bogart Wealth LLC raised its stake in Texas Instruments by 7.8% in the fourth quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 647 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $112,000 after buying an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its stake in Texas Instruments by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 10,228 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,775,000 after buying an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Emerald Advisors LLC raised its stake in Texas Instruments by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Emerald Advisors LLC now owns 6,886 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,195,000 after buying an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Wagner Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Texas Instruments by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Wagner Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,563 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $271,000 after buying an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Finally, McIlrath & Eck LLC raised its stake in Texas Instruments by 16.5% in the fourth quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 381 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $66,000 after buying an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 5,000 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.13, for a total value of $1,545,650.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 42,519 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,143,898.47. The trade was a 10.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Carrie Smith Cox sold 8,838 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.41, for a total value of $2,708,051.58. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 37,626 shares in the company, valued at $11,528,982.66. This represents a 19.02% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 303,475 shares of company stock worth $85,666,638 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary highlighted Texas Instruments as one of the semiconductor names positioned to benefit from AI’s rising power-supply and analog-chip bottlenecks, which could support future demand. Article Link
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks included TXN in a list of AI stocks to buy, citing strong demand trends across the semiconductor space. Article Link
• Positive Sentiment: Industry coverage of the long-distance wireless connection MCU market named Texas Instruments among major players benefiting from growth in IoT, 5G, and energy-efficient devices. Article Link
• Neutral Sentiment: Texas Instruments presented at Bernstein’s annual strategic decisions conference, but the transcript headline does not indicate a major new catalyst by itself. Article Link
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data showed no meaningful short position change, offering little directional signal for the stock.
• Negative Sentiment: A GuruFocus report said TXN has pulled back and still looks overvalued, which can weigh on investor sentiment and valuation expectations. Article Link

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Benchmark lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $227.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $240.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $265.57.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

NASDAQ TXN opened at $305.68 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.94, a current ratio of 4.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52-week low of $152.73 and a 52-week high of $331.51. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $250.76 and its 200 day moving average price is $211.58. The firm has a market cap of $278.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.31.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released 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. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 32.49% and a net margin of 29.11%.The firm had revenue of $4.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.85 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.23 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 18.6% on a year-over-year basis. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 5th were issued a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 5th. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is currently 97.26%.

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.