Bridgewater Advisors Inc. Invests $992,000 in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• Bridgewater Advisors acquired 3,688 Texas Instruments shares worth approximately $992,000 in the second quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 84.99% of TXN.
• Texas Instruments reported quarterly earnings of $2.14 per share, beating estimates by $0.23, while revenue rose 22.8% year over year to $5.46 billion. The company provided third-quarter 2026 EPS guidance of $2.23 to $2.57.
• Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus with an average price target of $312.12, while Texas Instruments pays a quarterly dividend of $1.42, equivalent to a 2.0% annual yield.

Bridgewater Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 3,688 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $992,000.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter valued at about $2,516,628,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 33.6% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 16,402,834 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,184,446,000 after acquiring an additional 4,129,601 shares in the last quarter. Amundi increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 61.0% during the third quarter. Amundi now owns 9,445,243 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,717,240,000 after acquiring an additional 3,580,147 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 27.1% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 11,608,265 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,013,918,000 after purchasing an additional 2,474,062 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 26.9% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 9,153,622 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,588,062,000 after purchasing an additional 1,938,788 shares in the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

NASDAQ TXN opened at $279.58 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $255.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.33. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $152.73 and a 1 year high of $334.03. The business's fifty day moving average is $292.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $256.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 3.44 and a current ratio of 4.86.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.91 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $5.46 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.26 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 35.77% and a net margin of 31.11%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 22.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.41 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Investors of record on Friday, July 31st were given a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 31st. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 86.45%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have issued reports on TXN. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Texas Instruments from $280.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Evercore reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $330.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $230.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $315.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $312.12.

Texas Instruments Company 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.

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