Q1 EPS Forecast for Texas Instruments Decreased by Analyst

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Texas Instruments in a research report issued on Monday, January 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $1.16 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.17. The consensus estimate for Texas Instruments’ current full-year earnings is $5.08 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Texas Instruments’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.58 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.65 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.45 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.72 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $154.00 to $167.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Mizuho set a $200.00 price objective on Texas Instruments in a report on Friday, October 18th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $200.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of Texas Instruments in a research note on Tuesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $210.45.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of TXN opened at $197.05 on Wednesday. Texas Instruments has a one year low of $155.46 and a one year high of $220.38. The company has a market cap of $179.75 billion, a PE ratio of 36.63, a P/E/G ratio of 3.74 and a beta of 0.98. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $193.97 and a 200-day moving average of $199.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 4.31 and a quick ratio of 3.14.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.47 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $4.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.12 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 31.60% and a return on equity of 29.05%. Texas Instruments’s revenue for the quarter was down 8.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.80 EPS.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 31st will be issued a dividend of $1.36 per share. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 31st. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is 101.12%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Robert E. Sanchez sold 9,990 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $208.80, for a total value of $2,085,912.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 20,461 shares in the company, valued at $4,272,256.80. The trade was a 32.81 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Ronald Kirk sold 10,539 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.33, for a total transaction of $2,142,894.87. Following the transaction, the director now owns 14,323 shares in the company, valued at $2,912,295.59. The trade was a 42.39 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.68% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Texas Instruments

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC purchased a new position in Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. Tsfg LLC grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 82.0% in the third quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 182 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares during the last quarter. Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the third quarter worth $39,000. Finally, FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Texas Instruments during the 3rd quarter valued at $41,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

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.