HighTower Advisors LLC Lowers Holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

HighTower Advisors LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 11.9% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 763,670 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 102,903 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $227,627,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TXN. HBW Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.2% in the first quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,730 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $336,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 2.9% during the 1st quarter. Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,338 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $260,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 5,960 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,157,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Absher Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Texas Instruments by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Absher Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,223 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $820,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the period. Finally, Severin Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 3.3% in the 1st quarter. Severin Investments LLC now owns 1,349 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $262,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the period. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TXN has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $330.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Susquehanna increased their target price on Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Mizuho raised their price target on Texas Instruments from $300.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Texas Instruments from $230.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $312.12.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

TXN stock opened at $258.44 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $236.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.34, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.33. 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 Incorporated has a twelve month low of $152.73 and a twelve month high of $334.03. The company’s 50 day moving average is $280.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $261.47.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.91 by $0.23. The business had revenue of $5.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.26 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 31.11% and a return on equity of 35.77%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.41 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.230-2.570 EPS. Research analysts expect that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 8.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other Texas Instruments news, VP Tsedeniya Abraham sold 7,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 owned 23,181 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,134,388.03. This trade represents a 23.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

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.