Royal Palms Capital LLC Takes Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Royal Palms Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 15,610 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,708,000. Texas Instruments accounts for approximately 3.2% of Royal Palms Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of TXN. Amundi lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 61.0% during the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 9,445,243 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,717,240,000 after purchasing an additional 3,580,147 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 16.8% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 16,435,001 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,019,603,000 after purchasing an additional 2,366,695 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its stake in Texas Instruments by 21.8% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 9,134,203 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,678,227,000 after acquiring an additional 1,635,870 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP bought a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $282,492,000. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Texas Instruments by 94.9% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,517,451 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $522,559,000 after acquiring an additional 1,225,524 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Trading Up 5.1%

Shares of Texas Instruments stock opened at $324.89 on Wednesday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12-month low of $152.73 and a 12-month high of $326.42. The stock has a market cap of $295.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a quick ratio of 2.94, a current ratio of 4.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. The business’s 50 day moving average is $243.57 and its 200-day moving average is $208.72.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.37 by $0.31. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 32.49% and a net margin of 29.11%.The company had revenue of $4.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.85 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.23 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 18.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.69 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 5th were paid a dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 5th. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 97.26%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TXN has been the topic of several research reports. DZ Bank upgraded Texas Instruments to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Morgan Stanley restated an “underweight” rating and issued a $180.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. TD Cowen boosted their target price on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Barclays set a $175.00 target price on Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Benchmark boosted their target price on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $265.57.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In other news, CEO Haviv Ilan sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $280.32, for a total transaction of $5,606,400.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 204,339 shares in the company, valued at $57,280,308.48. This represents a 8.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, VP Shanon J. Leonard sold 4,963 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $295.22, for a total value of $1,465,176.86. Following the sale, the vice president owned 24,867 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,341,235.74. This represents a 16.64% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 303,475 shares of company stock worth $85,666,638. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Texas Instruments

Here are the key news stories impacting Texas Instruments this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America raised Texas Instruments’ price target to $370 from $320 and kept a Buy rating, signaling more upside from current levels. Benzinga report on Bank of America price target hike
• Positive Sentiment: Seaport Research upgraded TXN to Buy from Neutral and set a $400 target, citing rising power needs at data centers and increasing electrical intensity per rack as a long-term demand driver. Yahoo Finance article on Seaport Research upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Semiconductor stocks broadly strengthened on optimism in the AI/chip space, which is helping lift sentiment around Texas Instruments and other analog chip names. Yahoo Finance article on semiconductor rally
• Positive Sentiment: Texas Instruments has also been featured in bullish articles pointing to it as a potential opportunity alongside peers such as Micron, Microchip, and ON Semiconductor, reinforcing investor interest in the stock. Yahoo Finance article mentioning TXN as an opportunity
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market gains tied to U.S.-Iran peace optimism are supporting risk appetite and may be adding a small tailwind to TXN, but this is a market-wide move rather than company-specific news. Barchart article on market optimism

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.