Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) Receives "Hold (C+)" Rating from Weiss Ratings

Key Points

• Texas Instruments has received a "Hold (C+)" rating from Weiss Ratings, indicating a cautious stance on the stock's future performance.
• The company's stock price recently decreased by 1.8%, settling at $169.13, while trading volume remained approximately at the average level.
• Texas Instruments reported quarterly earnings of $1.48 EPS, matching consensus estimates, with revenues rising 14.2% year-over-year to $4.74 billion.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "hold (c+)" rating reissued by Weiss Ratings in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday,Weiss Ratings reports.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on TXN. Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their price objective on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $170.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Texas Instruments from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Citigroup lowered their price target on Texas Instruments from $260.00 to $235.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Arete Research upgraded Texas Instruments to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Susquehanna lowered their price target on Texas Instruments from $240.00 to $200.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $191.67.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 1.8%

TXN traded down $3.06 during trading on Friday, hitting $169.13. 7,687,824 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,932,832. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $185.53 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $186.10. The company has a current ratio of 4.45, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. Texas Instruments has a 12-month low of $139.95 and a 12-month high of $221.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $153.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.92, a PEG ratio of 3.26 and a beta of 1.01.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The semiconductor company reported $1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.48. The firm had revenue of $4.74 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.65 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 29.21%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.44 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.130-1.390 EPS. Analysts predict that Texas Instruments will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total transaction of $308,025.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 38,883 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Texas Instruments

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 10.9% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 63,786 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $11,462,000 after purchasing an additional 6,267 shares during the last quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 4.8% during the 1st quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 26,684 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $4,795,000 after purchasing an additional 1,232 shares during the last quarter. Baron Silver Stevens Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter valued at $326,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 34.4% during the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 16,363 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,397,000 after purchasing an additional 4,191 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Generate Investment Management Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 40.0% during the 2nd quarter. Generate Investment Management Ltd now owns 87,796 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $18,228,000 after purchasing an additional 25,105 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.

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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