Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) Rating Increased to Strong-Buy at Zacks Research

Zacks Research upgraded shares of Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) from a hold rating to a strong-buy rating in a research report report published on Monday,Zacks.com reports. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Texas Instruments’ Q3 2026 earnings at $2.25 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.87 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $2.60 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. KeyCorp upped their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $390.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. TD Cowen decreased their price target on Texas Instruments from $360.00 to $340.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Bank of America raised their price target on Texas Instruments from $320.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Arete Research set a $405.00 price objective on Texas Instruments and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Texas Instruments from $280.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $312.12.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN opened at $281.24 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 4.86 and a quick ratio of 3.44. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $294.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $255.29. Texas Instruments has a fifty-two week low of $152.73 and a fifty-two week high of $334.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $256.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.33.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.91 by $0.23. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 31.11% and a return on equity of 35.77%. The company had revenue of $5.46 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.26 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.41 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Texas Instruments will post 8.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 31st were paid a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 31st. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 86.45%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In other Texas Instruments news, CFO Rafael R. Lizardi sold 47,734 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $308.10, for a total transaction of $14,706,845.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 85,485 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,337,928.50. The trade was a 35.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 42,519 shares in the company, valued at $13,143,898.47. This trade represents a 10.52% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Texas Instruments

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. High Point Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Advocate Investing Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new position in Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Finally, Cornerstone Financial Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

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.