Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) Shares Cross Above Fifty Day Moving Average – What’s Next?

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) shares crossed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $279.80 and traded as high as $297.80. Texas Instruments shares last traded at $295.73, with a volume of 10,278,210 shares trading hands.

More Texas Instruments News

Here’s some of the latest news about TXN:

• Positive Sentiment: TI added agentic AI features to its CCStudio development ecosystem, including a tool designed to cut compatible-device software migration from months to days. The tools could make TI platforms more attractive to engineers by reducing development time and cost. Article: TI adds agentic AI to CCStudio
• Neutral Sentiment: TXN has been attracting elevated investor attention, but the “trending stock” coverage does not identify a new company announcement or change to its outlook. Article: TXN is a trending stock
• Negative Sentiment: TXN has already climbed about 70% year to date, and coverage flags its premium valuation as a risk. That could make the shares more vulnerable if growth or AI-related expectations disappoint. Article: TXN rally and valuation

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TXN has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. KeyCorp raised their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $390.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Tuesday, October 20th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $255.00 to $278.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Texas Instruments from $310.00 to $300.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $315.37.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $281.72 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $263.03. The firm has a market cap of $283.10 billion, a PE ratio of 38.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a quick ratio of 4.05, a current ratio of 5.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 21st. The semiconductor company reported $2.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.40 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $6.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.94 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 34.25% and a return on equity of 40.51%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 27.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.48 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.97 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 30th were given a $1.52 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 30th. This represents a $6.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. This is a boost from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.42. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is currently 78.86%.

Insider Activity

In other Texas Instruments news, Director Pamela Patsley sold 4,532 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $301.56, for a total value of $1,366,669.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 34,487 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,399,899.72. The trade was a 11.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Janet Clark sold 4,306 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $302.46, for a total value of $1,302,392.76. Following the sale, the director owned 11,341 shares in the company, valued at $3,430,198.86. This trade represents a 27.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 27,968 shares of company stock valued at $8,236,892 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Texas Instruments

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 4.4% during the third quarter. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC now owns 827 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $230,000 after buying an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. May Hill Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 3.7% in the third quarter. May Hill Capital LLC now owns 990 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $277,000 after buying an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Aviance Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Aviance Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,754 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,052,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Texas Instruments by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 2,947 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $829,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the period. Finally, HBW Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.2% during the first quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,730 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $336,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the period. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Texas Instruments

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.