Q3 EPS Estimate for Texas Instruments Reduced by Analyst

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Texas Instruments in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the semiconductor company will post earnings per share of $1.38 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.51. The consensus estimate for Texas Instruments’ current full-year earnings is $5.35 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Texas Instruments’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.34 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.23 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.46 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.83 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.62 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.12 EPS.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.06 by $0.22. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 30.68% and a return on equity of 28.08%. The company had revenue of $4.07 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.91 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.10 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on TXN. Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their price objective on Texas Instruments from $200.00 to $170.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Baird R W upgraded shares of Texas Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Argus raised shares of Texas Instruments to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Summit Insights cut shares of Texas Instruments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, TD Securities reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $160.00 price target on shares of Texas Instruments in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Texas Instruments has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $189.41.

Texas Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ TXN opened at $172.27 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 2.88 and a current ratio of 4.12. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $167.29 and a 200 day moving average price of $185.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $156.50 billion, a PE ratio of 33.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.97. Texas Instruments has a 52 week low of $139.95 and a 52 week high of $220.39.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Texas Instruments

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Texas Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at $2,584,490,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in Texas Instruments by 948.4% in the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 4,794,646 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $899,044,000 after purchasing an additional 4,337,295 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 21,778.6% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,422,027 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $614,938,000 after purchasing an additional 3,406,386 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 11.6% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 21,487,468 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,029,115,000 after purchasing an additional 2,237,035 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC increased its stake in shares of Texas Instruments by 2,898.0% in the first quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 2,214,471 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $397,940,000 after buying an additional 2,140,605 shares during the period. 84.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Janet F. Clark sold 6,065 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $203.62, for a total value of $1,234,955.30. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 10,816 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,202,353.92. This trade represents a 35.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Chairman Richard K. Templeton sold 97,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $202.72, for a total value of $19,663,840.00. Following the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 409,089 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $82,930,522.08. The trade was a 19.17 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 297,065 shares of company stock valued at $59,734,685 over the last quarter. 0.57% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Texas Instruments Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be paid a $1.36 dividend. This represents a $5.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.16%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 30th. Texas Instruments’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 103.23%.

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.