Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Purchased by Van ECK Associates Corp

Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 21.8% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 9,134,203 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,635,870 shares during the period. Texas Instruments comprises about 1.6% of Van ECK Associates Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 14th biggest position. Van ECK Associates Corp’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $1,678,227,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 7,007 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,455,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 3.4% in the second quarter. Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 1,788 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $371,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Traveka Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 4.8% during the third quarter. Traveka Wealth LLC now owns 1,371 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $252,000 after buying an additional 63 shares during the period. Austin Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 4.1% during the second quarter. Austin Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,661 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $345,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bond & Devick Financial Network Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 6.2% during the third quarter. Bond & Devick Financial Network Inc. now owns 1,118 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $205,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Texas Instruments Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN opened at $196.20 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $204.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $186.41. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $139.95 and a 1 year high of $231.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $178.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.07, a price-to-earnings-growth 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.

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 the consensus estimate of $1.29 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $4.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.44 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.44% and a net margin of 28.28%.During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.28 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TXN has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Benchmark raised their target price on Texas Instruments from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. TD Cowen boosted their price target on Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. UBS Group lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $245.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, January 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given 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 has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $214.77.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 6,500 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $9,805,805.52. The trade was a 13.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 3,144 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total value of $696,647.52. Following the sale, the director owned 11,670 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,585,838.60. The trade was 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. 0.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Texas Instruments 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.