Citigroup Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) Stock Price

Key Points

• Citigroup has reduced its price target for Texas Instruments (TXN) from $260 to $235, while maintaining a "buy" rating, indicating an expected growth potential of 34.08% from the current stock price.
• Recent analyst ratings for TXN show mixed sentiments, with two analysts giving a Strong Buy rating, while others have assigned Hold and Sell ratings, leading to a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $211.95.
• Texas Instruments reported a quarterly earnings per share of $1.41, surpassing estimates and achieving a revenue of $4.45 billion, signifying a 16.4% increase compared to the previous year.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) had its price target dropped by equities researchers at Citigroup from $260.00 to $235.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a "buy" rating on the semiconductor company's stock. Citigroup's target price points to a potential upside of 34.08% from the stock's current price.

TXN has been the topic of a number of other reports. Arete Research raised Texas Instruments to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. UBS Group set a $255.00 target price on Texas Instruments in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Arete began coverage on Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, June 26th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $203.80 target price on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $195.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Bank of America downgraded Texas Instruments from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $208.00 to $190.00 in a report on Monday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $211.95.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of TXN stock opened at $175.27 on Thursday. Texas Instruments has a 12-month low of $139.95 and a 12-month high of $221.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $159.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 1.01. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $187.67 and a 200 day simple moving average of $185.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 5.81 and a quick ratio of 3.88.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.31 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.10% and a net margin of 30.23%.The company's revenue was up 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.17 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Texas Instruments

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total value of $308,025.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 38,883 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,984,624.05. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Texas Instruments

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of TXN. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC lifted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 10.9% in the first quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 63,786 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $11,462,000 after buying an additional 6,267 shares during the period. Independent Advisor Alliance grew its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 4.8% during the 1st quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 26,684 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $4,795,000 after acquiring an additional 1,232 shares during the period. Baron Silver Stevens Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $326,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Texas Instruments by 34.4% in the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 16,363 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,397,000 after purchasing an additional 4,191 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Generate Investment Management Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 40.0% in the 2nd quarter. Generate Investment Management Ltd now owns 87,796 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $18,228,000 after buying an additional 25,105 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Texas Instruments Company Profile

Texas Instruments Incorporated designs, manufactures, and sells semiconductors to electronics designers and manufacturers in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Analog and Embedded Processing segments. The Analog segment offers power products to manage power requirements across various voltage levels, including battery-management solutions, DC/DC switching regulators, AC/DC and isolated controllers and converters, power switches, linear regulators, voltage references, and lighting products.

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