Gamco Investors INC. ET AL Sells 3,959 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Gamco Investors INC. ET AL trimmed its position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 3.8% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 100,679 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 3,959 shares during the quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $18,498,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC purchased a new position in Texas Instruments during the second quarter worth about $25,000. Pacifica Partners Inc. increased its stake in Texas Instruments by 85.2% in the 3rd quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 150 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 1,810.0% during the 2nd quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 191 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd lifted its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 69.9% during the 2nd quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 192 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 3,144 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total value of $696,647.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 11,670 shares in the company, valued at $2,585,838.60. This trade represents a 21.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 6,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.79, for a total transaction of $1,500,135.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 42,488 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,805,805.52. This trade represents a 13.27% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 114,284 shares of company stock worth $25,531,935 in the last quarter. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently issued reports on TXN. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $205.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Texas Instruments from $185.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $156.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Texas Instruments from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $214.77.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Texas Instruments stock opened at $193.39 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $203.88 and its 200 day simple moving average is $186.55. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12 month low of $139.95 and a 12 month high of $231.32. The company has a market cap of $176.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.55, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a current ratio of 4.35, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83.

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

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Investors of record on Friday, January 30th were issued a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 30th. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 104.41%.

Texas Instruments 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.