New Mexico Educational Retirement Board Raises Stock Position in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

New Mexico Educational Retirement Board boosted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 7.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 45,254 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,300 shares during the quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $13,489,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in TXN. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Advocate Investing Services LLC purchased a new position in Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Quattro Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC bought a new position in Texas Instruments during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Portus Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments in the first quarter valued at $27,000. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Texas Instruments Stock Down 3.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:TXN opened at $258.64 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $285.30 and its 200 day moving average is $260.06. The stock has a market cap of $236.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.33. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 52-week low of $152.73 and a 52-week high of $334.03. The company has a quick ratio of 3.44, a current ratio of 4.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72.

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

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Investors of record on Friday, July 31st were issued a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 31st. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is presently 86.45%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on TXN. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $360.00 to $340.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities increased their price target on Texas Instruments from $330.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Texas Instruments currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $312.12.

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.