Stock Traders Buy High Volume of Texas Instruments Call Options (NASDAQ:TXN)

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Monday. Stock traders purchased 120,870 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 425% compared to the typical volume of 23,037 call options.

Insider Transactions at Texas Instruments

In other news, VP Mohammad Yunus sold 51,098 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $270.44, for a total value of $13,818,943.12. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 52,856 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,294,376.64. This trade represents a 49.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Mark T. Roberts sold 28,080 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $280.34, for a total transaction of $7,871,947.20. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 53,809 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,084,815.06. This trade represents a 34.29% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 321,268 shares of company stock worth $82,391,712. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of TXN. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Portus Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. High Point Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Advocate Investing Services LLC acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Finally, Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new stake in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of Texas Instruments stock traded down $0.13 on Monday, reaching $280.89. The stock had a trading volume of 5,522,385 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,730,036. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $212.93 and a 200 day moving average price of $193.93. The company has a quick ratio of 2.94, a current ratio of 4.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. Texas Instruments has a 1 year low of $152.73 and a 1 year high of $287.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $255.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.31.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.37 by $0.31. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 29.11% and a return on equity of 32.49%. The firm had revenue of $4.83 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.85 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.23 EPS. The company’s quarterly 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, equities research analysts forecast that Texas Instruments will post 7.6 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 5th will be given a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 5th. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is presently 97.26%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on TXN shares. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Texas Instruments to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $278.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Raymond James Financial set a $240.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $257.68.

About Texas Instruments

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.