Natixis Advisors LLC Sells 140,661 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Natixis Advisors LLC lowered its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 16.8% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 695,986 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 140,661 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $127,873,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 174.0% during the third quarter. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund now owns 120,219 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $22,088,000 after purchasing an additional 76,349 shares during the period. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC boosted its stake in Texas Instruments by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC now owns 4,654,133 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $855,104,000 after purchasing an additional 38,828 shares during the period. Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich bought a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 3rd quarter valued at $198,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. grew its holdings in Texas Instruments by 143.3% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 2,830 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $520,000 after buying an additional 1,667 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blair William & Co. IL grew its holdings in Texas Instruments by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 204,664 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $37,603,000 after buying an additional 1,174 shares in the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on TXN. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $210.00 to $227.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Benchmark lifted their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $245.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $214.77.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

NASDAQ TXN opened at $193.39 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $176.07 billion, a PE ratio of 35.55, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.01. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $139.95 and a fifty-two week high of $231.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a current ratio of 4.35. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $203.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $186.45.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by ($0.02). Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.44% and a net margin of 28.28%.The business had revenue of $4.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.44 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.28 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 30th were paid a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 30th. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is 104.41%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Rafael R. Lizardi sold 7,096 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.78, for a total value of $1,637,614.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 85,454 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,721,074.12. This trade represents a 7.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 3,144 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total transaction of $696,647.52. Following the transaction, the director owned 11,670 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,585,838.60. This represents a 21.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 114,284 shares of company stock valued at $25,531,935. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

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.