Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) Price Target Cut to $210.00 by Analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Key Points

• JPMorgan Chase & Co. has reduced Texas Instruments' price target from $225.00 to $210.00, while maintaining an "overweight" rating, indicating a potential upside of 24.21% from its current price.
• Shares of Texas Instruments fell 6.5% on Wednesday, trading at $169.07, with a high trading volume of over 13 million shares.
• The company reported earnings of $1.48 per share for the latest quarter, matching analyst expectations, and its revenue increased by 14.2% year-over-year.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) had its price target cut by investment analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $225.00 to $210.00 in a note issued to investors on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an "overweight" rating on the semiconductor company's stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 24.21% from the company's current price.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wolfe Research raised shares of Texas Instruments from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $230.00 target price for the company in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Arete started coverage on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $203.80 target price for the company. DZ Bank reissued a "sell" rating and set a $158.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $195.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $196.30.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 6.5%

Shares of Texas Instruments stock traded down $11.77 on Wednesday, hitting $169.07. The stock had a trading volume of 13,373,831 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,260,033. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $186.92 and a 200 day moving average of $185.92. Texas Instruments has a twelve month low of $139.95 and a twelve month high of $221.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a current ratio of 5.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $153.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.97, a PEG ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 1.01.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The semiconductor company reported $1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.48. The company had revenue of $4.74 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.65 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.10% and a net margin of 30.23%.The firm's revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.44 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.130-1.390 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Texas Instruments will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total value of $308,025.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 38,883 shares in the company, valued at $7,984,624.05. This trade represents a 3.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Texas Instruments

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter valued at $2,836,310,000. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter valued at $711,387,000. Soundwatch Capital LLC lifted its stake in Texas Instruments by 174,339.6% during the 2nd quarter. Soundwatch Capital LLC now owns 2,974,196 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $617,503,000 after acquiring an additional 2,972,491 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in Texas Instruments by 20.6% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 13,197,863 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,371,657,000 after acquiring an additional 2,257,086 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC lifted its stake in Texas Instruments by 2,898.0% during the 1st quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 2,214,471 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $397,940,000 after acquiring an additional 2,140,605 shares in the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated designs, manufactures, and sells semiconductors to electronics designers and manufacturers in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Analog and Embedded Processing segments. The Analog segment offers power products to manage power requirements across various voltage levels, including battery-management solutions, DC/DC switching regulators, AC/DC and isolated controllers and converters, power switches, linear regulators, voltage references, and lighting products.

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