Kentucky Retirement Systems Raises Stock Holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Kentucky Retirement Systems grew its position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 58.4% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 90,369 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 33,307 shares during the quarter. Kentucky Retirement Systems’ holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $17,544,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. State Street Corp raised its stake in Texas Instruments by 0.5% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 43,555,112 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,002,381,000 after purchasing an additional 230,098 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 24,288,604 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,213,832,000 after buying an additional 1,517,420 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 22,865,312 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,952,933,000 after buying an additional 248,515 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 10.6% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 18,184,514 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,154,831,000 after buying an additional 1,749,513 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 33.6% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 16,402,834 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,184,446,000 after buying an additional 4,129,601 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.13, for a total value of $1,545,650.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 42,519 shares in the company, valued at $13,143,898.47. This trade represents a 10.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, 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 sale, the chief financial officer owned 85,485 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,337,928.50. This trade represents a 35.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 96,491 shares of company stock worth $28,806,861 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently commented on the stock. KeyCorp increased their price target on shares of Texas Instruments from $390.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Bank of America upped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $320.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $315.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Texas Instruments from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $312.12.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

TXN stock opened at $271.30 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $247.76 billion, a PE ratio of 41.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.32. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12 month low of $152.73 and a 12 month high of $334.03. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $299.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $249.70. The company has a current ratio of 4.86, a quick ratio of 3.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.91 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $5.46 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.26 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 31.11% and a return on equity of 35.77%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.41 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 31st will be issued a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 31st. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is presently 86.45%.

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.