Moore Capital Management LP Purchases Shares of 9,500 Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Moore Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor acquired 9,500 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,832,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Sigma Planning Corp grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 13,164 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,924,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares during the period. Two Sigma Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 21.3% during the second quarter. Two Sigma Securities LLC now owns 4,304 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,283,000 after purchasing an additional 755 shares in the last quarter. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management purchased a new stake in Texas Instruments in the second quarter worth $212,000. GTS Securities LLC raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 165.9% in the second quarter. GTS Securities LLC now owns 7,169 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,137,000 after purchasing an additional 4,473 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. raised its holdings in Texas Instruments by 36.3% in the second quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 150,372 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $44,821,000 after purchasing an additional 40,078 shares in the last quarter. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Texas Instruments

In other news, VP Tsedeniya Abraham sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $264.63, for a total transaction of $1,852,410.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 23,181 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,134,388.03. This represents a 23.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Texas Instruments Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of NASDAQ TXN opened at $260.91 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $283.87 and its 200-day moving average price is $260.63. The company has a market cap of $238.28 billion, a PE ratio of 39.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 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 debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 3.44 and a current ratio of 4.86.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 earnings per share 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.26 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.41 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue 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. On average, equities research analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on TXN shares. Arete Research set a $405.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $340.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. HC Wainwright cut shares of Texas Instruments to a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Two investment 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 assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $312.12.

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.