Aquatic Capital Management LLC Acquires New Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Aquatic Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm bought 148,034 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,198,000.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Pacifica Partners Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 85.2% during the third quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 150 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 69 shares during the period. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the third quarter worth $29,000. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 69.9% during the second quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 192 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 1,810.0% in the 2nd 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Robert W. Baird set a $225.00 target price on Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Texas Instruments from $210.00 to $227.00 and gave the company an “overweight” 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. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, January 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $214.77.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 3,144 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $2,585,838.60. The trade was a 21.22% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Rafael R. Lizardi sold 64,532 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.74, for a total transaction of $14,244,793.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 92,550 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,429,487. This represents a 41.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 114,284 shares of company stock valued at $25,531,935 in the last three months. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

NASDAQ:TXN opened at $190.78 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $205.83 and its two-hundred day moving average is $186.22. The firm has a market cap of $173.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.07, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a current ratio of 4.35. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a one year low of $139.95 and a one 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 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $4.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 previous year, the business posted $1.28 EPS. 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 EPS for the current 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 given a dividend of $1.42 per share. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 30th. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 104.41%.

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.