LGT Fund Management Co Ltd. Acquires New Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

LGT Fund Management Co Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 23,188 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,502,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. High Point Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Advocate Investing Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Finally, Cornerstone Financial Management LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on TXN. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price target on Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, June 29th. KeyCorp raised shares of Texas Instruments from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $340.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Friday, May 22nd. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. Finally, Citigroup boosted their target price on Texas Instruments from $280.00 to $345.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $276.84.

Texas Instruments Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of TXN stock traded up $2.93 during trading on Friday, reaching $311.46. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,141,464 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,345,491. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1-year low of $152.73 and a 1-year high of $334.03. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $301.47 and its 200 day moving average price is $239.31. The company has a market capitalization of $283.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 4.46 and a quick ratio of 2.94.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.31. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 29.11% and a return on equity of 32.49%. The business had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.85 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.23 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 18.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.66 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 5th were given 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 yield of 1.8%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 97.26%.

Texas Instruments News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts say Texas Instruments’ embedded processing segment has returned to healthy growth, with improving industrial demand and higher chip content in connected devices, vehicles, and factory automation supporting long-term earnings potential.
• Positive Sentiment: Texas Instruments has also been moving through Russell index changes, including additions to the Russell 1000 Dynamic Index and Russell Top 50 Index, which can increase visibility among investors and index-tracking funds.
• Positive Sentiment: Recent market commentary noted TXN has been outperforming over the past several months, reflecting continued confidence in the company’s fundamentals and semiconductor demand trends.
• Neutral Sentiment: A report on short interest showed no meaningful change in the data available, so it does not appear to be a major driver for the stock today.
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader semiconductor coverage has been constructive for chip stocks overall, but some of the articles referenced competitors such as Broadcom and Allegro MicroSystems rather than Texas Instruments directly.
• Negative Sentiment: No major company-specific negative catalyst was reported in the latest articles, though one market note said TXN underperformed peers despite gains, suggesting investors may still be selective within the chip sector.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Amichai Ron sold 18,365 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $272.43, for a total value of $5,003,176.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 81,085 shares in the company, valued at $22,089,986.55. The trade was a 18.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Haviv Ilan sold 20,000 shares of the business’s 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $57,280,308.48. This trade represents a 8.92% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 303,475 shares of company stock worth $85,666,638. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

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.