Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Sells 3,916 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lowered its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 8.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 41,013 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 3,916 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $7,962,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. State Street Corp boosted its position in Texas Instruments by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 43,555,112 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,002,381,000 after buying an additional 230,098 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 6.7% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 24,288,604 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,213,832,000 after acquiring an additional 1,517,420 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 22,865,312 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,952,933,000 after acquiring an additional 248,515 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 10.6% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 18,184,514 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,154,831,000 after acquiring an additional 1,749,513 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 15,813,193 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,743,432,000 after acquiring an additional 137,735 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Carrie Smith Cox sold 8,838 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.41, for a total value of $2,708,051.58. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 37,626 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,528,982.66. The trade was a 19.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Rafael R. Lizardi sold 47,734 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $308.10, for a total value of $14,706,845.40. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 85,485 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,337,928.50. This trade represents a 35.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 303,475 shares of company stock worth $85,666,638. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 4.1%

Shares of NASDAQ TXN opened at $298.57 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $271.73 billion, a PE ratio of 51.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $301.82 and a 200 day simple moving average of $240.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 4.46 and a quick ratio of 2.94. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $152.73 and a 1 year high of $334.03.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.37 by $0.31. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 29.11% and a return on equity of 32.49%. The business had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.85 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.23 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, research analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.66 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 5th were issued a dividend of $1.42 per share. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 5th. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 97.26%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TXN has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and set a $300.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities upped their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $240.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Texas Instruments from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Bank of America upped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $320.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $279.24.

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.