Candriam S.C.A. Acquires 23,509 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• Candriam S.C.A. increased its Texas Instruments stake by 24.1% in the third quarter, adding 23,509 shares and bringing its holdings to 121,099 shares, valued at about $34 million.
• Texas Instruments beat quarterly earnings and revenue estimates, reporting EPS of $2.62 and revenue of $6.05 billion; revenue rose 27.7% year over year. The company also raised its quarterly dividend from $1.42 to $1.52 per share.
• Analysts’ consensus rating is “Moderate Buy,” with an average price target of $315.37. Company insiders sold 27,968 shares worth about $8.24 million over the past three months.

Candriam S.C.A. increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 24.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 121,099 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 23,509 shares during the period. Candriam S.C.A.'s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $34,043,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Cullinan Associates Inc. lifted its stake in Texas Instruments by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter. Cullinan Associates Inc. now owns 66,155 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $18,529,000 after buying an additional 3,472 shares in the last quarter. Ethic Inc. boosted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 102,723 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $28,772,000 after buying an additional 3,796 shares during the last quarter. Endowment Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Endowment Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,570 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $440,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Balentine LLC increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 7.3% during the 3rd quarter. Balentine LLC now owns 1,815 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $508,000 after buying an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 20,032 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $5,611,000 after buying an additional 483 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In other Texas Instruments news, Director Pamela Patsley sold 4,532 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $301.56, for a total transaction of $1,366,669.92. Following 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 SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Robert Sanchez sold 6,065 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $302.21, for a total value of $1,832,903.65. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 21,600 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,527,736. The trade was a 21.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 27,968 shares of company stock valued at $8,236,892 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have commented on the company. Truist Financial set a $305.00 target price on Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, October 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a "sell" rating and issued a $250.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, October 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Texas Instruments from $310.00 to $300.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 20th. Benchmark increased their price objective on Texas Instruments from $315.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Texas Instruments from $255.00 to $278.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $315.37.

Key Texas Instruments News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised its Texas Instruments earnings estimates across multiple periods and maintained a “Strong-Buy” rating. It now projects EPS of $8.89 for FY2026, $10.78 for FY2027 and $12.33 for FY2028, suggesting improving expectations for earnings growth. Texas Instruments coverage
• Positive Sentiment: TI announced a compact, pre-certified multiprotocol Industrial Ethernet module and an IO-Link master aimed at connected factories. The products expand its industrial communications portfolio, though the announcement’s near-term financial impact is unclear. Product announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: TI priced $2.0 billion in senior unsecured notes to help finance its planned acquisition of Silicon Laboratories and transaction costs. The financing supports the deal but adds debt; investors will likely focus on the acquisition’s eventual returns. Debt and acquisition coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Recent weakness in TXN has been linked to a broad technology selloff and an AMD quantum-computing announcement that rattled analog-chip shares. These appear to be sector sentiment pressures rather than company-specific deterioration. Sector selloff coverage

Texas Instruments Price Performance

TXN stock opened at $277.36 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $253.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.97, a PEG ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a current ratio of 5.59, a quick ratio of 4.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12 month low of $152.73 and a 12 month high of $334.03. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $279.06 and a two-hundred day moving average of $261.41.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 21st. The semiconductor company reported $2.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.40 by $0.22. The business 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 revenue was up 27.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.48 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.97 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 10th. Investors of record on Friday, October 30th will be given a dividend of $1.52 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 30th. This is a positive change from Texas Instruments's previous quarterly dividend of $1.42. This represents a $6.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 78.86%.

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.

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