Texas Instruments (TXN) – Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN):

• 5/22/2026 – Texas Instruments was upgraded by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from “hold” to “buy”.
• 5/22/2026 – Texas Instruments is now covered by Sanford C. Bernstein. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 5/22/2026 – Texas Instruments was downgraded by HC Wainwright to “neutral”.
• 5/22/2026 – Texas Instruments was upgraded by KeyCorp from “overweight” to “sector weight”.
• 5/19/2026 – Texas Instruments had its price target raised by Mizuho from $255.00 to $300.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/15/2026 – Texas Instruments was given a new $340.00 price target by Stifel Nicolaus.
• 5/13/2026 – Texas Instruments had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $280.00 to $300.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/6/2026 – Texas Instruments was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 4/24/2026 – Texas Instruments was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 4/23/2026 – Texas Instruments had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wolfe Research. They now have a $315.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/23/2026 – Texas Instruments had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $225.00 to $278.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 4/23/2026 – Texas Instruments had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $260.00 to $295.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/23/2026 – Texas Instruments had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $250.00 to $290.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/23/2026 – Texas Instruments had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $250.00 to $280.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 4/23/2026 – Texas Instruments had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $250.00 to $300.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/23/2026 – Texas Instruments had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $235.00 to $280.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/23/2026 – Texas Instruments had its “positive” rating reaffirmed by Susquehanna. They now have a $300.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/23/2026 – Texas Instruments had its price target raised by Benchmark Co. from $250.00 to $315.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/23/2026 – Texas Instruments had its price target raised by KeyCorp from $240.00 to $325.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/23/2026 – Texas Instruments had its price target raised by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $175.00 to $200.00. They now have a “sell” rating on the stock.
• 4/23/2026 – Texas Instruments had its price target raised by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $210.00 to $260.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 4/23/2026 – Texas Instruments had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $227.00 to $280.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/23/2026 – Texas Instruments had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $215.00 to $260.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 4/23/2026 – Texas Instruments had its price target raised by Robert W. Baird from $225.00 to $300.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/23/2026 – Texas Instruments had its price target raised by Rosenblatt Securities from $240.00 to $330.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/23/2026 – Texas Instruments was upgraded by Bank of America Corporation from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $320.00 price target on the stock, up from $235.00.
• 4/22/2026 – Texas Instruments was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “hold (c)”.
• 4/16/2026 – Texas Instruments was given a new $215.00 price target by Mizuho. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 4/16/2026 – Texas Instruments was upgraded by Mizuho from “underperform” to “neutral”. They now have a $215.00 price target on the stock, up from $160.00.
• 4/9/2026 – Texas Instruments was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from “hold” to “buy”. They now have a $250.00 price target on the stock, up from $215.00.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 5th were given a dividend of $1.42 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 5th. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is presently 97.26%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Haviv Ilan sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $280.32, for a total value of $5,606,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 204,339 shares in the company, valued at approximately $57,280,308.48. This represents a 8.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Carrie Smith Cox sold 8,838 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.41, for a total value of $2,708,051.58. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 37,626 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,528,982.66. This represents a 19.02% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 303,475 shares of company stock valued at $85,666,638 in the last ninety days. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.