Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. Makes New $3.81 Million Investment in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 20,732 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,809,000.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Texas Instruments by 1.0% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 96,445,978 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $17,720,020,000 after buying an additional 998,658 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in Texas Instruments by 0.5% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 43,555,112 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,002,381,000 after acquiring an additional 230,098 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in Texas Instruments by 16.8% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 16,435,001 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,019,603,000 after acquiring an additional 2,366,695 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter worth about $2,836,310,000. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 11,557,813 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,123,517,000 after acquiring an additional 305,022 shares in the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 1.3%

Shares of NASDAQ TXN opened at $188.29 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $171.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $206.31 and a 200-day moving average price of $186.01. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1 year low of $139.95 and a 1 year high of $231.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 4.35 and a quick ratio of 2.83.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The semiconductor company reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by ($0.02). Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 30.44% and a net margin of 28.28%.The business had revenue of $4.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.44 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.28 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.480 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal 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 $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 30th. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is 104.41%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on TXN. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Texas Instruments from $185.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. KeyCorp cut shares of Texas Instruments from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $245.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $156.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $214.77.

Insider Transactions at Texas Instruments

In other news, CFO Rafael R. Lizardi sold 7,096 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.78, for a total value of $1,637,614.88. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 85,454 shares in the company, valued at $19,721,074.12. This trade represents a 7.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Hagop H. Kozanian sold 6,843 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the vice president directly owned 75,425 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,042,278.75. The trade was a 8.32% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 114,284 shares of company stock valued at $25,531,935. Corporate 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.