Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Purchased by Jennison Associates LLC

Jennison Associates LLC raised its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 19.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,050,925 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 329,964 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $355,815,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of TXN. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments during the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. High Point Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Nvest Wealth Strategies Inc. acquired a new position in Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Texas Instruments Trading Up 0.3%

NASDAQ TXN opened at $269.90 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $211.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is $193.05. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52 week low of $152.73 and a 52 week high of $287.83. The company has a current ratio of 4.46, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. The stock has a market cap of $245.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.26, a PEG ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.01.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.37 by $0.31. The business had revenue of $4.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.85 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 29.11% and a return on equity of 32.49%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $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 7.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 5th will be paid a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 5th. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is 97.26%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on TXN. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $260.00 to $295.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Benchmark boosted their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $240.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Texas Instruments from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price 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 equities research 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $257.68.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Amichai Ron sold 18,365 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Friday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $272.43, for a total value of $5,003,176.95. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 81,085 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,089,986.55. The trade was a 18.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 3,660 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Monday, April 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.40, for a total transaction of $982,344.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 42,519 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,412,099.60. This trade represents a 7.93% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 228,401 shares of company stock valued at $56,878,168. 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.