Silphium Asset Management Ltd Sells 4,684 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Silphium Asset Management Ltd reduced its position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 20.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 18,688 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 4,684 shares during the quarter. Texas Instruments comprises about 1.0% of Silphium Asset Management Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest position. Silphium Asset Management Ltd’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $3,434,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the second quarter worth $25,000. Pacifica Partners Inc. grew 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 valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments during the third quarter worth about $29,000. LGT Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 328.9% in the second quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC now owns 193 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mid American Wealth Advisory Group Inc. bought a new position in Texas Instruments in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $40,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Morgan Stanley restated an “underweight” rating and issued a $180.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Barclays set a $175.00 target price on Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Susquehanna lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price target on Texas Instruments from $195.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $212.92.

Texas Instruments Trading Up 4.4%

NASDAQ TXN opened at $225.01 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $204.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.01. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $184.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of $182.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 4.35 and a quick ratio of 2.83. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a one year low of $139.95 and a one year high of $225.26.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $4.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 company posted $1.28 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. Research analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 30th will be paid a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 30th. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is 104.41%.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Christine Witzsche sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.31, for a total transaction of $164,310.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 20,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,421,098.51. This represents a 4.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Ronald Kirk sold 9,990 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.33, for a total value of $1,621,676.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 14,937 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,424,723.21. The trade was a 40.08% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Texas Instruments

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.