National Pension Service Grows Holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Key Points

• National Pension Service increased its Texas Instruments stake by 5.2% in the fourth quarter, buying 100,708 more shares and bringing its total to 2,048,051 shares valued at about $355.3 million.
• Institutional ownership remains very high, with hedge funds and other investors holding 84.99% of Texas Instruments shares. Several other funds also boosted their positions during recent quarters.
• Texas Instruments reported strong quarterly results, with EPS of $1.68 topping estimates and revenue up 18.6% year over year, while its stock also has seen notable insider selling, including sales by the CEO and a vice president.

National Pension Service grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 5.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,048,051 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 100,708 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service owned 0.23% of Texas Instruments worth $355,316,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 33.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,158,000 after acquiring an additional 4,218 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 12.8% during the 1st quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 9,084 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,632,000 after acquiring an additional 1,031 shares in the last quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 1,810.0% during 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 raised its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HUB Investment Partners LLC raised its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 496 shares in the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Texas Instruments

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.13, for a total value of $1,545,650.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 42,519 shares of the company's stock, valued at $13,143,898.47. This trade represents a 10.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Haviv Ilan sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $280.32, for a total value of $5,606,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 204,339 shares in the company, valued at $57,280,308.48. This represents a 8.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 303,475 shares of company stock valued at $85,666,638 over the last three months. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Texas Instruments News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and industry commentary highlight Texas Instruments as a beneficiary of AI’s power bottleneck, since its analog and power chips are key in high-voltage data center architectures. AI’s Biggest Bottleneck Could Make These 2 Stocks Soar
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple pieces argue that TXN is well positioned for AI-driven demand, with its power-management and 300mm wafer capacity expected to support margin expansion and stronger operating leverage. Texas Instruments: On A Tear As The Market Realizes The Potential Of 300mm Capacity
• Positive Sentiment: A fresh valuation check said TXN continues to benefit from strong Q1 results, AI data center demand, industrial recovery, and upbeat guidance, reinforcing the bullish earnings narrative. Texas Instruments (TXN) Valuation Check After Strong Q1 Results And Growing AI Data Center Demand
• Neutral Sentiment: TXN appeared in a number of “watchlist” and trend pieces, suggesting investor interest remains elevated, but these items did not add new company-specific fundamentals. Here is What to Know Beyond Why Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) is a Trending Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: A conference transcript from Bernstein likely keeps TXN in focus with investors, but the headline alone does not signal a major surprise or catalyst. Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) Presents at Bernstein 42nd Annual Strategic Decisions Conference Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: One market item noted Texas Instruments’ short interest data, but the figures were effectively flat/meaningless, so it is not a meaningful bearish signal by itself. Short interest update

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ TXN opened at $315.95 on Friday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1-year low of $152.73 and a 1-year high of $331.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 4.46 and a quick ratio of 2.94. The business's fifty day moving average price is $248.47 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $210.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $287.54 billion, a PE ratio of 54.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.31.

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

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 5th were given a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 5th. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 97.26%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TXN has been the topic of several research reports. HC Wainwright lowered Texas Instruments to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Wolfe Research reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $315.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Citigroup upped their price target on Texas Instruments from $235.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. DZ Bank raised Texas Instruments to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $340.00 price target on Texas Instruments in a research report on Friday, May 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $265.57.

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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