Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Stock: Robeco Schweiz AG Reduces Stake

Robeco Schweiz AG cut its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 21.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 96,460 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 25,724 shares during the period. Robeco Schweiz AG’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $27,017,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in Texas Instruments in the second quarter worth approximately $24,607,313,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments during the second quarter worth $4,488,666,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter valued at $3,700,842,000. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its position in Texas Instruments by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 12,149,167 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,621,302,000 after acquiring an additional 177,511 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Primecap Management Co. CA bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter valued at $2,538,063,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Tsedeniya Abraham sold 7,000 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $264.63, for a total value of $1,852,410.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 23,181 shares in the company, valued at $6,134,388.03. This trade represents a 23.19% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Trending Headlines about Texas Instruments

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

• Positive Sentiment: Texas Instruments reported third-quarter revenue of approximately $6.06 billion, up 28% year over year, while EPS increased 77% to $2.62 and exceeded consensus expectations. Industrial, analog and data-center demand drove the results, with data-center revenue reportedly rising 95%. TXN Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates on Strong Analog, Data Center Demand
• Positive Sentiment: Management’s fourth-quarter revenue guidance, with a midpoint of about $6.05 billion, came in well above analyst expectations. Capacity expansion and broader cyclical recovery could support longer-term revenue, margins and cash flow. TXN Q3 Deep Dive: Industrial and Data Center Growth Drive Outlook Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment strengthened: Zacks upgraded TXN to Rank #1, Freedom Broker raised its rating to Buy with a $330 target, and JPMorgan lifted its target to $365 while maintaining an Overweight rating. Texas Instruments Upgraded to Strong Buy
• Positive Sentiment: New chips for AI data centers—including power-monitoring, high-voltage distribution and timing components—give TXN additional exposure to data-center infrastructure growth. Texas Instruments Debuts Industry First Chips for AI Data Centers
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusual call-option activity and comparisons with Micron indicate bullish trading interest, although Micron was viewed as having stronger AI-driven growth and a lower valuation. Micron vs. Texas Instruments
• Negative Sentiment: TXN’s premium valuation remains a risk if the industrial recovery or AI infrastructure spending slows. Mizuho lowered its target to $290 and kept a Neutral rating, highlighting limited near-term upside. Mizuho Texas Instruments Rating

Texas Instruments Trading Up 1.9%

Texas Instruments stock opened at $284.69 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 3.44 and a current ratio of 5.59. The stock has a market cap of $259.99 billion, a PE ratio of 36.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.35. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $271.98 and a two-hundred day moving average of $279.47. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a one year low of $152.73 and a one year high of $334.03.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 21st. The semiconductor company reported $2.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.40 by $0.22. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 40.51% and a net margin of 34.25%. The business had revenue of $6.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.94 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.48 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 27.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.79 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 10th. Investors of record on Friday, October 30th will be given a $1.52 dividend. This represents a $6.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 30th. This is an increase from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.42. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is 73.67%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TXN has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group cut their price target on Texas Instruments from $380.00 to $360.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 18th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Texas Instruments from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday. Barclays raised their price objective on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $311.39.

Texas Instruments Profile

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) designs and manufactures analog and embedded semiconductor products used in industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment, and enterprise systems. Its analog products help manage power, sense and measure real-world signals, and support signal processing, while its embedded processing products provide computing and control functions within electronic systems.

The company offers a broad portfolio of semiconductors, including power-management devices, amplifiers, data converters, microcontrollers, processors, and connectivity products.