Groupe la Francaise Acquires 19,383 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• Groupe la Francaise increased its Texas Instruments stake by 23.1% in the second quarter, acquiring 19,383 shares and bringing its holdings to 103,289 shares valued at approximately $30.81 million. Institutional investors collectively own 84.99% of TXN.
• Texas Instruments reported strong quarterly results, with earnings of $2.14 per share and revenue of $5.46 billion, surpassing analyst expectations and representing 22.8% year-over-year revenue growth. The company issued third-quarter 2026 EPS guidance of $2.23 to $2.57.
• Analyst sentiment remains positive, with the stock carrying a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating and an average price target of $312.12, versus a recent price of $258.44. Texas Instruments also maintains a quarterly dividend of $1.42, yielding about 2.2% annually.

Groupe la Francaise boosted its holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 23.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 103,289 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 19,383 shares during the period. Groupe la Francaise's holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $30,810,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the second quarter valued at $1,639,000. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its stake in Texas Instruments by 30,012.9% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 412,312,183 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $122,897,892,000 after purchasing an additional 410,942,962 shares during the period. Tanager Wealth Management LLP purchased a new position in Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter valued at about $317,000. Greenland Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the second quarter valued at about $837,000. Finally, Trans Canada Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the second quarter valued at approximately $26,876,000. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

TXN stock opened at $258.44 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $236.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.33. The firm's fifty day moving average is $280.18 and its 200 day moving average is $261.47. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52 week low of $152.73 and a 52 week high of $334.03. 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.91 by $0.23. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 31.11% and a return on equity of 35.77%. The business had revenue of $5.46 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.26 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.41 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 22.8% on a year-over-year basis. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. Research analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.45 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 31st were paid a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 31st. Texas Instruments's payout ratio is 86.45%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Tsedeniya Abraham sold 7,000 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $264.63, for a total value of $1,852,410.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 23,181 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,134,388.03. The trade was a 23.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Texas Instruments from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, July 18th. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Arete Research set a $405.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Evercore reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $330.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Two 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 company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $312.12.

Texas Instruments 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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