Moore Capital Management LP Buys New Holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• Moore Capital Management initiated a Texas Instruments position by purchasing 9,500 shares valued at approximately $2.83 million. Institutional investors collectively own 84.99% of TXN, while insiders own 0.60%.
• Analysts maintain a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating with an average price target of $312.12; recent targets range from $290 to $350, though TD Cowen lowered its target to $340.
• Texas Instruments exceeded quarterly expectations with $2.14 in EPS and $5.46 billion in revenue, up 22.8% year over year. The company also pays a $1.42 quarterly dividend, equivalent to a 2.2% yield.

Moore Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 9,500 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $2,832,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in TXN. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 33.4% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,158,000 after buying an additional 4,218 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 12.8% in the 1st quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 9,084 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,632,000 after acquiring an additional 1,031 shares during the last quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 1,810.0% in the 2nd quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 191 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC boosted its stake in Texas Instruments by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 7,417 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,540,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HUB Investment Partners LLC boosted its stake in Texas Instruments by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 14,673 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,046,000 after purchasing an additional 496 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In other news, VP Tsedeniya Abraham sold 7,000 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $264.63, for a total transaction of $1,852,410.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 23,181 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,134,388.03. This trade represents a 23.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen raised Texas Instruments from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, July 18th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price target on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price target on Texas Instruments from $330.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Evercore restated an "outperform" rating and set a $330.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, TD Cowen cut their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $360.00 to $340.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Two equities 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 given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $312.12.

Texas Instruments Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of TXN stock opened at $260.91 on Tuesday. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $283.87 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $260.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $238.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.71, a PEG ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 4.86 and a quick ratio of 3.44. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $152.73 and a 1 year high of $334.03.

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

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Investors of record on Friday, July 31st were given 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 was Friday, July 31st. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 86.45%.

About Texas Instruments

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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