Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN Shares Sold by Principle Wealth Partners LLC

Principle Wealth Partners LLC trimmed its position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 38.3% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 16,608 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 10,309 shares during the quarter. Principle Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $2,881,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership grew its position in Texas Instruments by 1.7% during the third quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 758,349 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $139,331,000 after buying an additional 12,562 shares during the period. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd grew its position in Texas Instruments by 1.3% during the third quarter. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd now owns 1,307,580 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $240,242,000 after buying an additional 16,260 shares during the period. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd grew its position in Texas Instruments by 10.1% during the fourth quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 555,199 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $96,321,000 after buying an additional 50,808 shares during the period. Greenland Capital Management LP grew its position in Texas Instruments by 66.3% during the third quarter. Greenland Capital Management LP now owns 58,151 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $10,684,000 after buying an additional 23,177 shares during the period. Finally, Providence Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Texas Instruments during the third quarter worth about $6,347,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Texas Instruments News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Texas Instruments this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho raised its price target on Texas Instruments after citing strong AI server demand, reinforcing the view that AI infrastructure is creating a new growth driver for the company. Mizuho Raises Texas Instruments (TXN) Price Target on Strong AI Server Demand
• Positive Sentiment: Seaport Research Partners upgraded TXN to Buy from Neutral and set a $400 target, signaling growing confidence that Texas Instruments can benefit from AI power-chip demand. Texas Instruments Has the Power Chips AI Needs. Buy the Stock, Says This Analyst.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlighted TXN as a Strong Buy income stock, which may be adding to broader demand for the shares from income-oriented investors. Best Income Stocks to Buy for May 22nd
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and recent commentary point to TXN’s AI infrastructure push and nearly 90% year-over-year growth in its data center business, suggesting the company could see further revenue upside. TXN’s AI Infrastructure Push Grows: Can It Boost Revenues Further?

Insider Activity at Texas Instruments

In other news, CEO Haviv Ilan sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.32, for a total transaction of $5,606,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 204,339 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $57,280,308.48. The trade was a 8.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.13, for a total transaction of $1,545,650.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 42,519 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,143,898.47. This represents a 10.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 303,475 shares of company stock worth $85,666,638. 0.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

NASDAQ:TXN opened at $309.21 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.94, a current ratio of 4.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. The company has a market cap of $281.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.95, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.31. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $152.73 and a fifty-two week high of $315.57. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $238.50 and its two-hundred day moving average is $206.21.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.31. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 29.11% and a return on equity of 32.49%. The company had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.85 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.23 EPS. The business’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. Analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.69 EPS for the current year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Raymond James Financial set a $240.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $227.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, KeyCorp upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $263.65.

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.