Julie Knecht Sells 9,956 Shares of Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) Stock

Key Points

• Julie Knecht, Texas Instruments' CAO, sold 9,956 shares on May 1 at an average price of $278.70 for a total of $2,774,737.20, reducing her direct stake to 9,120 shares (a 52.19% decrease).
• Texas Instruments reported Q1 EPS of $1.68, beating estimates of $1.37 while revenue was $4.83 billion (slightly below expectations), and provided Q2 2026 EPS guidance of $1.77–$2.05.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.42 (annualized $5.68) for a yield of about 2.0%, with a dividend payout ratio near 97.3%.

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) CAO Julie Knecht sold 9,956 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $278.70, for a total transaction of $2,774,737.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 9,120 shares in the company, valued at $2,541,744. This represents a 52.19% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Texas Instruments stock traded down $0.13 during trading on Monday, reaching $280.89. The company had a trading volume of 5,522,632 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,755,030. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $212.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $193.93. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1-year low of $152.73 and a 1-year high of $287.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $255.64 billion, a PE ratio of 48.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 4.46.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 quarter last year, the company earned $1.23 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 5th will be issued a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 5th. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. Texas Instruments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 97.26%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of TXN. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth $2,516,628,000. Amundi raised its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 61.0% during the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 9,445,243 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,717,240,000 after acquiring an additional 3,580,147 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 27.1% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 11,608,265 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,013,918,000 after acquiring an additional 2,474,062 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 16.8% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 16,435,001 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,019,603,000 after acquiring an additional 2,366,695 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 22.4% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 12,273,233 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,129,283,000 after acquiring an additional 2,250,174 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on TXN shares. Benchmark raised their price objective on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on Texas Instruments from $210.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on Texas Instruments from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Texas Instruments from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "hold (c)" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $257.68.

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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