Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Sold by Metropolis Capital Ltd

Metropolis Capital Ltd reduced its position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 6.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 193,694 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 12,653 shares during the period. Texas Instruments accounts for approximately 1.5% of Metropolis Capital Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 14th biggest position. Metropolis Capital Ltd’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $54,252,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Portus Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the first quarter valued at about $27,000. Scarborough Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter valued at about $29,000. Kilter Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the second quarter worth about $31,000. Main Street Group LTD bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Nvwm LLC increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 550.0% in the third quarter. Nvwm LLC now owns 117 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the period. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Tsedeniya Abraham sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $264.63, for a total transaction of $1,852,410.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 23,181 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,134,388.03. The trade was a 23.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

TXN stock traded up $2.54 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $278.69. 2,207,703 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,534,573. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a twelve month low of $152.73 and a twelve month high of $334.03. The company has a market capitalization of $254.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.35. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $271.67 and a 200-day simple moving average of $277.63. The company has a current ratio of 4.86, a quick ratio of 3.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.91 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $5.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.26 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 35.77% and a net margin of 31.11%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.41 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.48 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 30th will be issued a dividend of $1.52 per share. This represents a $6.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 30th. This is a boost from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.42. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is 86.45%.

Key Stories Impacting Texas Instruments

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

• Positive Sentiment: TD Cowen maintained a Buy rating while lowering its price target from $340 to $330, implying meaningful potential upside from current levels. The target reduction appears to reflect a more measured outlook rather than a change in the firm’s bullish stance.
• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp raised its forecast for TXN’s third-quarter earnings, signaling improving expectations ahead of the report.
• Positive Sentiment: UBS identified Texas Instruments as a top pick for a potential upswing in the analog-chip cycle, supporting the view that industrial demand may be recovering. UBS identifies TXN as top pick amid analog chip cycle upswing
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlighted TXN’s strong growth characteristics and favorable style-score profile, potentially attracting growth-oriented investors. Why Texas Instruments is a strong growth stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are focused on whether TXN can demonstrate a durable industrial recovery while maintaining demand for analog chips. The earnings report will also test whether the company’s AI and data-center exposure can support growth alongside broader semiconductor trends. Texas Instruments and Lam Research earnings preview
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent investor commentary continues to emphasize TXN’s durable analog business, recurring demand and dividend appeal, but also flags its premium valuation and the need for sustained cash flow to support future payouts. Three things to watch before buying Texas Instruments
• Negative Sentiment: Wells Fargo lowered its price target from $310 to $300 and assigned an Equal Weight rating, indicating limited conviction that TXN will outperform despite still seeing some upside.
• Negative Sentiment: ETFs were reported as net sellers of TXN, creating modest technical pressure and suggesting some funds are reducing exposure.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $340.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Weiss Ratings raised Texas Instruments from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday, October 9th. Mizuho raised their target price on Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price target on Texas Instruments from $330.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Texas Instruments from $280.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $302.88.

Texas Instruments Profile

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) designs and manufactures analog and embedded semiconductor products used in industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment, and enterprise systems. Its analog products help manage power, sense and measure real-world signals, and support signal processing, while its embedded processing products provide computing and control functions within electronic systems.

The company offers a broad portfolio of semiconductors, including power-management devices, amplifiers, data converters, microcontrollers, processors, and connectivity products.