Texas Instruments Slides as Analog Chip Weakness and Post-Earnings Caution Weigh on Shares

Texas Instruments (TXN) is down 3.3% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The most likely driver appears to be broad weakness across analog semiconductor stocks rather than a single fresh company-specific announcement. This could be because investors are still digesting Texas Instruments’ July outlook, which was solid but not strong enough to quiet concerns about valuation, automotive demand, and how much upside remains after the stock’s run earlier this year.

Details:

Texas Instruments shares were lower alongside other analog chip names today, with peers such as Analog Devices and Microchip also trading down sharply, pointing to a group-wide move rather than an isolated event.

Texas Instruments’ July 22 earnings release showed second-quarter revenue of $5.46 billion and earnings per share of $2.14, while third-quarter guidance called for revenue of $5.65 billion to $6.15 billion and earnings per share of $2.23 to $2.57.

That setup left room for investors to focus on whether the company’s next quarter would represent only normal seasonal growth instead of a stronger acceleration.

A recent analyst note also kept pressure on sentiment by trimming its price target and arguing that automotive demand had not clearly recovered, reinforcing a more cautious view on the stock.

Sources:

TI.com, TipRanks, OpenAI Finance

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$TXN Insider Trading Activity

$TXN insiders have traded $TXN stock on the open market 32 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 32 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $TXN stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

RAFAEL R LIZARDI (Sr. Vice President & CFO) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 88,275 shares for an estimated $25,824,552.
MOHAMMAD YUNUS (Sr. Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 51,098 shares for an estimated $13,818,950.
MARK T. ROBERTS (Sr. Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 28,080 shares for an estimated $7,871,934.
HAVIV ILAN (Chairman, President & CEO) sold 20,000 shares for an estimated $5,606,450
SHANON J LEONARD (Sr. Vice President) sold 18,189 shares for an estimated $5,055,707
AMICHAI RON (Sr. Vice President) sold 18,365 shares for an estimated $5,003,213
MARK A BLINN has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 15,000 shares for an estimated $4,162,689.
MARK GARY (Sr. Vice President) sold 13,689 shares for an estimated $3,822,671
MARTIN S CRAIGHEAD has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 10,000 shares for an estimated $3,204,288.
JULIE C. KNECHT (VP & Chief Accounting Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 9,956 shares for an estimated $2,774,786.
CARRIE SMITH COX has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 8,838 shares for an estimated $2,708,028.
AHMAD BAHAI (Sr. Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 8,660 shares for an estimated $2,527,995.
KATHARINE KANE (SVP and General Counsel) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 6,125 shares for an estimated $1,656,283.
HAGOP H KOZANIAN (Sr. Vice President) sold 6,843 shares for an estimated $1,546,167
PAMELA H PATSLEY sold 4,306 shares for an estimated $1,188,918
TODD M BLUEDORN sold 4,306 shares for an estimated $1,180,929
CHRISTINE WITZSCHE (Sr. Vice President) sold 3,625 shares for an estimated $998,770

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$TXN Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 1,544 institutional investors add shares of $TXN stock to their portfolio, and 1,142 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 32,449,245 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $9,672,146,457
SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 21,171,749 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $6,310,663,224
INVESCO LTD. added 19,565,560 shares (+107.4%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $5,831,906,469
D. E. SHAW & CO., INC. removed 6,463,794 shares (-86.2%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $1,926,663,077
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC removed 4,755,927 shares (-18.3%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $1,417,599,160
FIRST EAGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC removed 3,621,789 shares (-98.6%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $1,079,546,647
CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS removed 3,258,886 shares (-36.6%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $971,376,150

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$TXN Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $TXN stock 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $TXN stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS H. KEAN, JR. purchased up to $15,000 on 04/14.
SENATOR ALAN ARMSTRONG purchased up to $15,000 on 03/27.
REPRESENTATIVE KEVIN HERN sold up to $1,000,000 on 03/18.

To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API Congress trades endpoint.

$TXN Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $TXN recently. We have seen 20 analysts offer price targets for $TXN in the last 6 months, with a median target of $307.5.

Here are some recent targets:

C.J. Muse from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $340.0 on 06/29/2026
Timothy Arcuri from UBS set a target price of $350.0 on 06/29/2026
Tore Svanberg from Stifel set a target price of $360.0 on 06/24/2026
Christopher Danely from Citigroup set a target price of $345.0 on 06/15/2026
Joe Quatrochi from Wells Fargo set a target price of $300.0 on 06/09/2026
Vivek Arya from B of A Securities set a target price of $370.0 on 05/26/2026
Jay Goldberg from Seaport Global set a target price of $400.0 on 05/22/2026

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