Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY Boosts Stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY boosted its holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 30.8% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 133,884 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 31,558 shares during the quarter. Texas Instruments accounts for 2.1% of Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest holding. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $23,228,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the second quarter worth about $25,000. Pacifica Partners Inc. raised its stake in Texas Instruments by 85.2% in the third quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 150 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in Texas Instruments by 1,810.0% during the second quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 191 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Howard Hughes Medical Institute purchased a new position in Texas Instruments in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $41,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on TXN. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their target price on Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. KeyCorp lowered Texas Instruments from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Raymond James Financial set a $240.00 price objective on Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $214.77.

More Texas Instruments News

Here are the key news stories impacting Texas Instruments this week:

• Positive Sentiment: D.E. Shaw (a large, long-term quant investor) has been buying and holds a sizable TXN stake, which signals institutional confidence and can support the stock. D. E. Shaw Is Buying This Chip Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Product development: TI launched IsoShield isolated power modules aimed at data centers and EV power systems — a strategic expansion in high-growth, power-management end markets that could improve long-term revenue mix and margins if adoption scales. Texas Instruments IsoShield Power Modules Target Data Center And EV Demand
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate calendar: TI scheduled a Q1 2026 earnings webcast for April 22 — a near-term catalyst that will likely drive trading volatility as management provides results and forward guidance. Texas Instruments to webcast Q1 2026 earnings conference call
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor attention: Multiple outlets (Zacks/Yahoo) note heightened investor interest and that TXN has outperformed the broader market today — this boosts liquidity and visibility but doesn’t guarantee sustained upside. Texas Instruments (TXN) Outperforms Broader Market: What You Need to Know
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst posture: Brokerages give TXN a consensus “Hold,” which may cap upside until the company demonstrates sustained revenue growth or raises guidance. Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Texas Instruments Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of TXN opened at $196.30 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $178.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.08, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 2.83 and a current ratio of 4.35. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $139.95 and a fifty-two week high of $231.32. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $206.52 and a 200-day moving average price of $186.14.

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

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 6,500 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.79, for a total value of $1,500,135.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 42,488 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,805,805.52. The trade was a 13.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through 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 sale, 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 114,284 shares of company stock valued at $25,531,935. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

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.