Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Sold by BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S

Key Points

• BI Asset Management trimmed its Texas Instruments stake by 8.3% in the fourth quarter, though the firm still held 44,963 shares valued at about $7.8 million.
• Wall Street sentiment is mixed: Texas Instruments has a consensus Hold rating with an average price target of $265.57, even as several firms raised targets and TD Cowen kept a buy rating.
• The company reported strong quarterly results, beating EPS estimates at $1.68 and growing revenue 18.6% year over year, while also paying a quarterly dividend of $1.42 per share.

BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S reduced its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) by 8.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 44,963 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 4,057 shares during the period. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S's holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $7,801,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of TXN. High Point Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the second quarter worth approximately $25,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Tucker Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Nvest Wealth Strategies Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter worth approximately $33,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on TXN. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Texas Instruments from $215.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Texas Instruments from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on Texas Instruments in a report on Friday, May 22nd. They set a "market perform" rating on the stock. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their target price on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Texas Instruments currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $265.57.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In other news, VP Amichai Ron sold 18,365 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $272.43, for a total transaction of $5,003,176.95. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 81,085 shares in the company, valued at $22,089,986.55. The trade was a 18.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, VP Mark T. Roberts sold 28,080 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on 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 owned 53,809 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,084,815.06. This represents a 34.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 303,475 shares of company stock worth $85,666,638 over the last 90 days. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 6.7%

NASDAQ TXN opened at $285.06 on Friday. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a twelve month low of $152.73 and a twelve month high of $331.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 4.46. The stock has a market cap of $259.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.81, a PEG ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.32. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $261.65 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $216.44.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 29.11% and a return on equity of 32.49%. The firm had revenue of $4.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.85 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.23 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 18.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.66 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 5th were issued a dividend of $1.42 per share. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 5th. Texas Instruments's payout ratio 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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