Zacks Research Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for TXN

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Texas Instruments in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $1.05 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.16. The consensus estimate for Texas Instruments’ current full-year earnings is $5.38 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Texas Instruments’ Q2 2025 earnings at $1.23 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.49 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.28 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.35 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.72 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.24 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.36 EPS.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.10. Texas Instruments had a return on equity of 28.08% and a net margin of 30.68%. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.49 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Evercore ISI upped their target price on Texas Instruments from $268.00 to $298.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Mizuho decreased their price target on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 24th. Susquehanna decreased their price target on Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $240.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 21st. Summit Insights raised Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $230.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Friday, January 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Texas Instruments currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $209.20.

Texas Instruments Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ TXN opened at $180.31 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $189.75 and its 200 day moving average price is $198.03. The firm has a market cap of $164.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.74, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.97. Texas Instruments has a 52 week low of $155.46 and a 52 week high of $220.38. The company has a quick ratio of 2.88, a current ratio of 4.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Texas Instruments

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in TXN. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in shares of Texas Instruments by 948.4% during the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 4,794,646 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $899,044,000 after acquiring an additional 4,337,295 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 11.6% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 21,487,468 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,029,115,000 after buying an additional 2,237,035 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Texas Instruments during the 4th quarter worth approximately $295,665,000. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 21.8% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 7,513,870 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,408,925,000 after buying an additional 1,345,629 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi grew its stake in Texas Instruments by 23.4% during the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 6,650,490 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,274,633,000 after buying an additional 1,262,365 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Texas Instruments news, Director Mark A. Blinn sold 590 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.71, for a total value of $106,618.90. Following the sale, the director now owns 11,717 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,117,379.07. This trade represents a 4.79 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Ronald Kirk sold 10,539 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.33, for a total value of $2,142,894.87. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 14,323 shares in the company, valued at $2,912,295.59. This represents a 42.39 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.68% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 11th. Investors of record on Friday, January 31st will be paid a dividend of $1.36 per share. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 31st. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is 104.82%.

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated designs, manufactures, and sells semiconductors to electronics designers and manufacturers in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Analog and Embedded Processing segments. The Analog segment offers power products to manage power requirements across various voltage levels, including battery-management solutions, DC/DC switching regulators, AC/DC and isolated controllers and converters, power switches, linear regulators, voltage references, and lighting products.