Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky Purchases 6,688 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky raised its position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 156,633 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 6,688 shares during the quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $28,778,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of TXN. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 33.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,158,000 after buying an additional 4,218 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC grew its position in Texas Instruments by 12.8% in the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 9,084 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,632,000 after acquiring an additional 1,031 shares in the last quarter. Sigma Planning Corp increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 6.7% during the second quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 12,488 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,593,000 after acquiring an additional 786 shares during the last quarter. Telos Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments during the second quarter valued at approximately $223,000. Finally, Torray Investment Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 30.4% in the 2nd quarter. Torray Investment Partners LLC now owns 131,793 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,363,000 after purchasing an additional 30,695 shares during the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In related news, VP Mark Gary sold 12,921 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.10, for a total transaction of $2,973,122.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 45,547 shares in the company, valued at $10,480,364.70. The trade was a 22.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Hagop H. Kozanian sold 6,843 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $225.95, for a total value of $1,546,175.85. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 75,425 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,042,278.75. This trade represents a 8.32% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 114,284 shares of company stock worth $25,531,935. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

TXN opened at $209.82 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $190.42 billion, a PE ratio of 38.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 4.35 and a quick ratio of 2.83. The business’s 50-day moving average is $202.11 and its two-hundred day moving average is $186.37. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $139.95 and a 1 year high of $231.32.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.29 by ($0.02). Texas Instruments had a net margin of 28.28% and a return on equity of 30.44%. The firm had revenue of $4.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.44 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.28 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 30th were given a dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 30th. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 104.41%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $245.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $156.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $210.00 to $227.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. DZ Bank raised Texas Instruments to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $214.77.

About Texas Instruments

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.