Capital Research Global Investors Sells 2,592,065 Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Capital Research Global Investors lessened its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 18.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,847,795 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 2,592,065 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors’ holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $2,055,486,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Capital International Sarl increased its position in Texas Instruments by 129.5% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Sarl now owns 5,718 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $992,000 after buying an additional 3,227 shares in the last quarter. Tradition Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Texas Instruments by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Tradition Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,376 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $412,000 after buying an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 50.0% in the 4th quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 8,663 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,503,000 after purchasing an additional 2,888 shares in the last quarter. Havemeyer Place LP bought a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth $1,755,000. Finally, Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 60.8% in the 4th quarter. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. now owns 5,859 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,016,000 after purchasing an additional 2,216 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of TXN opened at $285.06 on Friday. 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 one year low of $152.73 and a one year high of $331.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $259.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.81, a PEG ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.32. The business has a fifty day moving average of $261.65 and a 200 day moving average of $216.44.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.31. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 32.49% and a net margin of 29.11%.The company had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.85 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.23 earnings per share. Texas Instruments’s revenue was up 18.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 5th. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is presently 97.26%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Rafael R. Lizardi sold 47,734 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $308.10, for a total value of $14,706,845.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 85,485 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,337,928.50. The trade was a 35.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, VP Shanon J. Leonard sold 4,963 shares of Texas Instruments stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $295.22, for a total value of $1,465,176.86. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 24,867 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,341,235.74. The trade was a 16.64% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 303,475 shares of company stock valued at $85,666,638 over the last ninety days. 0.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have commented on the company. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $278.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $227.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group raised Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Benchmark lifted their target price on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Texas Instruments currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $265.57.

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.