Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) Upgraded by Arete Research to “Strong-Buy” Rating

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) was upgraded by research analysts at Arete Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note issued on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on TXN. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $278.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Benchmark raised their price objective on Texas Instruments from $315.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Weiss Ratings raised Texas Instruments from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $315.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $312.12.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 2.1%

TXN opened at $271.30 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $299.46 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $249.70. The company has a market capitalization of $247.76 billion, a PE ratio of 41.29, a PEG ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.32. Texas Instruments has a 1-year low of $152.73 and a 1-year high of $334.03. The company has a current ratio of 4.86, a quick ratio of 3.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.91 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $5.46 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.26 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 31.11% and a return on equity of 35.77%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.41 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Texas Instruments will post 8.35 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In related news, Director Carrie Smith Cox sold 8,838 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $306.41, for a total transaction of $2,708,051.58. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 37,626 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,528,982.66. This trade represents a 19.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 5,000 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.13, for a total value of $1,545,650.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 42,519 shares in the company, valued at $13,143,898.47. This trade represents a 10.52% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 96,491 shares of company stock valued at $28,806,861. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Texas Instruments

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter worth $2,516,628,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 33.6% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 16,402,834 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,184,446,000 after acquiring an additional 4,129,601 shares in the last quarter. Amundi grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 61.0% during the third quarter. Amundi now owns 9,445,243 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,717,240,000 after acquiring an additional 3,580,147 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its holdings in Texas Instruments by 27.1% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 11,608,265 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,013,918,000 after acquiring an additional 2,474,062 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in Texas Instruments by 26.9% in the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 9,153,622 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,588,062,000 after acquiring an additional 1,938,788 shares during the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.