Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) CEO Sells $5,606,400.00 in Stock
by Teresa Graham · The Cerbat GemTexas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN – Get Free Report) CEO Haviv Ilan sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.32, for a total transaction of $5,606,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 204,339 shares in the company, valued at approximately $57,280,308.48. This represents a 8.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.
Texas Instruments Trading Up 0.0%
Texas Instruments stock traded up $0.11 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $281.00. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 7,283,228 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,749,510. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $212.93 and a 200-day moving average price of $193.93. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 12 month low of $152.73 and a 12 month high of $287.83. The stock has a market cap of $255.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 4.46 and a quick ratio of 2.94.
Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.37 by $0.31. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 32.49% and a net margin of 29.11%.The company had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.85 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.23 EPS. Texas Instruments’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.6% on a year-over-year basis. Texas Instruments has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.770-2.050 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 7.6 EPS for the current year.
Texas Instruments Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 5th will be issued a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 5th. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 97.26%.
Institutional Trading of Texas Instruments
A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of TXN. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership boosted its stake in Texas Instruments by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 758,349 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $139,331,000 after purchasing an additional 12,562 shares during the last quarter. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd raised its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.3% in the third quarter. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd now owns 1,307,580 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $240,242,000 after purchasing an additional 16,260 shares during the last quarter. Greenland Capital Management LP lifted its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 66.3% during the third quarter. Greenland Capital Management LP now owns 58,151 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $10,684,000 after purchasing an additional 23,177 shares in the last quarter. Providence Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments during the third quarter valued at $6,347,000. Finally, Rakuten Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Texas Instruments during the third quarter valued at $7,461,000. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several brokerages have weighed in on TXN. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Texas Instruments from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Raymond James Financial set a $240.00 target price on Texas Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Texas Instruments from $225.00 to $278.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on Texas Instruments from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane raised Texas Instruments from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $257.68.
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Key Texas Instruments News
Here are the key news stories impacting Texas Instruments this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Unusual options activity — dealers report ~120,870 call contracts were bought (≈425% above average), suggesting speculative/hedging bullish positioning that can amplify short‑term upside into expirations.
- Positive Sentiment: Strong sector tailwinds and YTD performance — coverage highlights a ~62% YTD gain as AI demand and a jump in data‑center sales lift analog and embedded chip cyclicality, supporting investor optimism and multiple expansion. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Dividend support — TXN declared a $1.42 quarterly dividend (ex‑dividend May 5), which sustains income investor interest even as payout ratio is elevated; this can underpin near‑term demand. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Relative performance context — April recaps and ETF roundups show semiconductors and AI‑linked funds led gains, providing market context but not new company‑level catalysts. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Peer comparison — writeups comparing TXN to ON Semiconductor recap April winners and help with relative positioning; useful for allocation decisions but not a direct TXN catalyst. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Analyst commentary — periodic “is it a buy?” pieces probe valuation after the big run; results are mixed and keep near‑term sentiment split across buy/hold/underweight calls. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: Insider sale — CAO Julie C. Knecht sold 9,956 shares (~$2.77M) and cut her stake by ~52%, which some investors view negatively despite common non‑signal reasons (taxes/liquidity). SEC filing: Read More.
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.