Dearborn Partners LLC Has $27.48 Million Stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• Dearborn Partners LLC reduced its Texas Instruments stake by 4.5% in the fourth quarter, leaving it with 158,404 shares worth about $27.48 million.
• Texas Instruments reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings, with EPS of $1.68 versus the $1.37 consensus, while revenue rose 18.6% year over year to $4.83 billion.
• Analysts remain mixed but several raised targets, including Bank of America boosting its price target to $370; the stock currently carries a Hold consensus and an average target of $265.57.

Dearborn Partners LLC trimmed its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 4.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 158,404 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 7,460 shares during the period. Dearborn Partners LLC's holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $27,481,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Texas Instruments by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 96,445,978 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $17,720,020,000 after purchasing an additional 998,658 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in Texas Instruments by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 43,555,112 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $8,002,381,000 after purchasing an additional 230,098 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Texas Instruments by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 22,865,312 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,952,933,000 after purchasing an additional 248,515 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in Texas Instruments by 16.8% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 16,435,001 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,019,603,000 after purchasing an additional 2,366,695 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,516,628,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Mohammad Yunus sold 51,098 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $270.44, for a total transaction of $13,818,943.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 52,856 shares of the company's stock, valued at $14,294,376.64. This trade represents a 49.15% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Mark T. Roberts sold 28,080 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.34, for a total transaction of $7,871,947.20. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 53,809 shares of the company's stock, valued at $15,084,815.06. This represents a 34.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 303,475 shares of company stock worth $85,666,638 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wolfe Research reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $315.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $320.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $227.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and four have given 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 $265.57.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 6.7%

Shares of TXN stock opened at $285.06 on Friday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12-month low of $152.73 and a 12-month high of $331.51. The company has a market capitalization of $259.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.81, a P/E/G ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.32. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $261.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $216.44. The company has a quick ratio of 2.94, a current ratio of 4.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.31. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 29.11% and a return on equity of 32.49%. The firm had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.85 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.23 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 18.6% on a year-over-year basis. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 5th were issued a dividend of $1.42 per share. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 5th. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 97.26%.

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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