Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Bought by Willis Investment Counsel

Willis Investment Counsel raised its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 1.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 265,891 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 4,266 shares during the quarter. Texas Instruments comprises 2.4% of Willis Investment Counsel’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Willis Investment Counsel’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $46,129,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 7,007 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,455,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. BOS Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. BOS Asset Management LLC now owns 1,324 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $230,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 8.3% in the 4th quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 793 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $138,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Traveka Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. Traveka Wealth LLC now owns 1,371 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $252,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bond & Devick Financial Network Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 6.2% in the 3rd quarter. Bond & Devick Financial Network Inc. now owns 1,118 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $205,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird set a $225.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $185.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. DZ Bank raised shares of Texas Instruments to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Barclays set a $175.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $216.07.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN opened at $208.90 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $190.20 billion, a PE ratio of 38.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.01. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $206.53 and its 200-day simple moving average is $186.85. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a one year low of $139.95 and a one year high of $231.32. 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 (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $4.42 billion for 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 last year, the business posted $1.28 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 2.7%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 104.41%.

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 6,500 shares of Texas Instruments 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 transaction, the vice president directly owned 42,488 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,805,805.52. This trade represents a 13.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 3,144 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total transaction of $696,647.52. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 11,670 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,585,838.60. The trade was a 21.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 114,284 shares of company stock valued at $25,531,935 over the last quarter. 0.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.