Legal & General Group Plc Reduces Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Legal & General Group Plc lessened its position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 6,320,503 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 163,814 shares during the quarter. Legal & General Group Plc owned 0.70% of Texas Instruments worth $1,161,266,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the second quarter worth about $25,000. Pacifica Partners Inc. raised its position in Texas Instruments by 85.2% during 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 in the last quarter. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Texas Instruments during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 1,810.0% in the second quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 191 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares during the period. Finally, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd lifted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 69.9% in the second quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 192 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of NASDAQ TXN opened at $196.20 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $178.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 4.35 and a quick ratio of 2.83. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $204.29 and a 200-day simple moving average of $186.41. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $139.95 and a 1 year high of $231.32.

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

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 6,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.79, for a total value of $1,500,135.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 42,488 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,805,805.52. The trade was a 13.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 3,144 shares of the company’s 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 completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 11,670 shares in the company, valued at $2,585,838.60. The trade was a 21.22% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 114,284 shares of company stock worth $25,531,935. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TXN has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Truist Financial set a $250.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $225.00 price target on Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $214.77.

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.