Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Acquired by World Investment Advisors

World Investment Advisors boosted its stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 5.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 37,526 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,910 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $7,285,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Portus Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the first quarter worth about $27,000. High Point Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Advocate Investing Services LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Finally, Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on TXN shares. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $315.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Texas Instruments from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. TD Cowen raised their price objective on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. HC Wainwright lowered shares of Texas Instruments to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Friday, May 22nd. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $276.84.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

NASDAQ:TXN opened at $293.08 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $266.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.32. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $298.36 and a 200 day simple moving average of $234.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 4.46 and a quick ratio of 2.94. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12-month low of $152.73 and a 12-month high of $334.03.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $4.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.85 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 32.49% and a net margin of 29.11%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.23 earnings per share. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.66 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 5th were issued a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 5th. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 97.26%.

Insider Transactions at Texas Instruments

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.13, for a total value of $1,545,650.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 42,519 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,143,898.47. This represents a 10.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Carrie Smith Cox sold 8,838 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.41, for a total value of $2,708,051.58. Following the sale, the director directly owned 37,626 shares in the company, valued at $11,528,982.66. The trade was a 19.02% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 303,475 shares of company stock worth $85,666,638 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Company 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.