New Mexico Educational Retirement Board Grows Stock Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

New Mexico Educational Retirement Board lifted its holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 7.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 45,254 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,300 shares during the period. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $13,489,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in TXN. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments during the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Advocate Investing Services LLC bought a new position in Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC bought a new position in Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Portus Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Quattro Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 3.0%

TXN opened at $258.64 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $236.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 3.44 and a current ratio of 4.86. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $285.30 and its 200 day moving average is $260.06. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $152.73 and a fifty-two week high of $334.03.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.91 by $0.23. The business had revenue of $5.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.26 billion. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 35.77% and a net margin of 31.11%.Texas Instruments’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.41 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Investors of record on Friday, July 31st were given a dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 31st. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 86.45%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on TXN shares. Truist Financial upped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $278.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $280.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Texas Instruments from $230.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $312.12.

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.