Advisors Capital Management LLC Increases Stock Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Advisors Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 332,957 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 4,236 shares during the period. Advisors Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $61,174,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TXN. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the second quarter worth $25,000. Pacifica Partners Inc. boosted its position 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 last quarter. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 1,810.0% during the 2nd 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. Finally, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd increased its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 69.9% during the 2nd quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 192 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Texas Instruments news, CFO Rafael R. Lizardi sold 64,532 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $220.74, for a total transaction of $14,244,793.68. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 92,550 shares in the company, valued at $20,429,487. This represents a 41.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 6,500 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.79, for a total value of $1,500,135.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 42,488 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,805,805.52. This trade represents a 13.27% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 117,431 shares of company stock valued at $25,607,436 in the last quarter. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

NASDAQ:TXN opened at $225.69 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $195.34 and a 200 day moving average price of $184.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $204.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.49, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.01. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12-month low of $139.95 and a 12-month high of $231.32. 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 announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.29 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $4.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.44 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.44% and a net margin of 28.28%.During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.28 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Investors of record on Friday, January 30th were issued 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 2.5%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 104.41%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on TXN shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective 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. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “underweight” rating and set a $180.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $180.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Texas Instruments from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Mizuho lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. One research 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 given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $212.92.

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.