Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of TXN Q3 Earnings

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Texas Instruments in a report issued on Wednesday, May 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the semiconductor company will earn $1.38 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.51. The consensus estimate for Texas Instruments' current full-year earnings is $5.35 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Texas Instruments' Q4 2025 earnings at $1.34 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.23 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.46 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.83 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.62 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.12 EPS.

TXN has been the subject of a number of other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Texas Instruments from $230.00 to $195.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Robert W. Baird upgraded Texas Instruments from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $175.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Truist Financial cut their price target on Texas Instruments from $195.00 to $171.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Mizuho set a $170.00 price target on Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, Baird R W upgraded Texas Instruments from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $189.41.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN traded up $15.01 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $187.28. The company had a trading volume of 16,209,011 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,267,476. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 4.12 and a quick ratio of 2.88. The company has a market cap of $170.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.08, a PEG ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.97. Texas Instruments has a 12-month low of $139.95 and a 12-month high of $220.39. The company has a fifty day moving average of $167.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of $184.96.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.06 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $4.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.91 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 28.08% and a net margin of 30.68%. Texas Instruments's revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.10 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Texas Instruments

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capital Planning Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Texas Instruments by 2.0% in the first quarter. Capital Planning Advisors LLC now owns 15,509 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,787,000 after purchasing an additional 298 shares during the last quarter. Trust Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 0.6% during the first quarter. Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 10,497 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,886,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the period. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC increased its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 65.5% during the first quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 8,437 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,516,000 after acquiring an additional 3,339 shares during the period. Ballast Inc. increased its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.1% during the first quarter. Ballast Inc. now owns 7,694 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,383,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares during the period. Finally, Independent Advisor Alliance increased its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 4.8% during the first quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 26,684 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $4,795,000 after acquiring an additional 1,232 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In other Texas Instruments news, Chairman Richard K. Templeton sold 97,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $202.72, for a total value of $19,663,840.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now owns 409,089 shares of the company's stock, valued at $82,930,522.08. This trade represents a 19.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Janet F. Clark sold 6,065 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $203.62, for a total transaction of $1,234,955.30. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 10,816 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,202,353.92. The trade was a 35.93% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 297,065 shares of company stock valued at $59,734,685. Insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be issued a $1.36 dividend. This represents a $5.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.90%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 30th. Texas Instruments's payout ratio is 103.23%.

Texas Instruments Company Profile

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.