Yahoo · Oct 2, 2026
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NVDA's $150 billion buyback expansion lifts its remaining authorization to $235 billion, backed by strong cash flow and rapid AI-driven growth.

NASDAQ · TXN
Technology · Semiconductors
$297.23
Down-$8.25 (-2.78%)
Updated Oct 7, 2026, 8:45 PM
SID Score
8.0/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
54/100
Neutral
Price performance · TXN
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 6, 2026
TXN closed at $297.23 after 21 trading sessions, up 14.80% for the selected period.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | $295.45 | $298.75 | $294.225 | $297.23 | 3.29M |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $291.47 | $295.33 | $288.75 | $294.90 | 3.78M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $290.00 | $297.0644 | $288.2035 | $293.80 | 5.05M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $281.54 | $283.67 | $278.093 | $281.31 | 3.7M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $281.17 | $283.50 | $279.2201 | $280.09 | 3.96M |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $283.07 | $284.39 | $280.23 | $281.69 | 5.03M |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $277.595 | $279.33 | $273.90 | $278.31 | 4.93M |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $270.61 | $278.6889 | $269.53 | $278.07 | 3.96M |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $270.00 | $272.21 | $266.79 | $270.65 | 3.34M |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $271.49 | $272.90 | $266.59 | $272.62 | 5.56M |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $268.84 | $271.635 | $267.43 | $271.41 | 8.3M |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $267.67 | $271.775 | $262.22 | $270.87 | 7.91M |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $260.815 | $268.28 | $259.83 | $266.64 | 19.06M |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $265.04 | $266.82 | $257.095 | $258.14 | 6.52M |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $267.25 | $267.97 | $258.14 | $260.67 | 3.65M |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $265.11 | $267.70 | $262.26 | $263.43 | 4.41M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $256.78 | $266.10 | $256.78 | $263.42 | 6.86M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $263.23 | $273.33 | $261.44 | $268.70 | 5.26M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $256.755 | $261.72 | $255.82 | $258.82 | 5.84M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $256.345 | $262.74 | $256.345 | $261.59 | 4.25M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $260.93 | $261.90 | $256.455 | $258.92 | 5.44M |
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Dallas-based Texas Instruments generates over 95% of its revenue from semiconductors and the remainder from its well-known calculators. Texas Instruments is the world's largest maker of analog chips, which are used to process real-world signals such as sound and power. Texas Instruments also has a leading market share position in processors and microcontrollers used in a wide variety of electronics applications.
Visit company websiteConsensus and target data currently published for this company.
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Neutral | — |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Rosenblatt | Buy | — |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Benchmark | Buy | — |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Goldman Sachs | Sell | — |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Mizuho | Neutral | — |
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Yahoo · Oct 2, 2026
NVDA's $150 billion buyback expansion lifts its remaining authorization to $235 billion, backed by strong cash flow and rapid AI-driven growth.
Yahoo · Oct 1, 2026
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (Nasdaq: TXN) will webcast its third quarter earnings conference call on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 3:30 p.m. Central time. Haviv Ilan, chairman, president and chief executive officer; Julie Knecht, senior vice president and chief financial officer; and Mike Beckman, vice president and head of Investor Relations, will discuss TI's financial results and answer questions from the investor audience.
Yahoo · Sep 30, 2026
Qualcomm (QCOM) stock is up 46% over six months. It still trades about 26% below its high of the past year. At 21 times earnings, about the market's level, the price appears to assume Qualcomm keeps growing as Apple sales shrink. Qualcomm plans to fill that gap with car and data center chips, and is raising prices as memory costs climb. Both plans are under way. So is there a case for waiting before you buy Qualcomm.
Yahoo · Sep 30, 2026
While Texas Instruments could soon report its Q3 earnings numbers, analysts anticipate the company’s EPS to climb impressively.
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Texas Instruments Incorporated shares are trading at $297.23, reflecting a 0.36% gain in the most recent session, per SID market data. Over the trailing one-month period, TXN has appreciated by $16.18, while the three-month return registers a modest $0.55 gain. On a twelve-month basis, the stock has climbed $64.91, underscoring sustained upward momentum in the broader semiconductor space. The 50-day moving average stands at $270.85 and the 200-day moving average at $253.13, according to Massive/Polygon data, placing the current price well above both key technical thresholds. The 14-day relative strength index reads 82.0, positioning TXN in overbought territory by conventional technical standards. Average daily trading volume is approximately 7.83 million shares. The stock carries a beta of 0.989, indicating price volatility closely aligned with the broader market. Texas Instruments holds a market capitalization of approximately $165.09 billion.
Texas Instruments trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.75, a notable premium relative to the broader semiconductor industry, per SID market data. The PEG ratio stands at an elevated 90.23, suggesting the current earnings multiple substantially exceeds the company's projected growth rate as derived from consensus estimates. The price-to-book ratio registers at 9.93, reflecting significant market premium over the company's book value, according to SEC filings. TXN offers a dividend yield of approximately 3.03%, providing a relatively attractive income component for a technology-sector holding. This yield positions Texas Instruments among the higher-yielding names within the semiconductor space. The combination of a high P/E multiple with a steep PEG ratio indicates the market is pricing in expectations that extend beyond near-term earnings growth trajectories. Collectively, these metrics place TXN at a valuation that reflects investor confidence in the company's long-term analog and embedded processing franchises.
Texas Instruments registers a composite smart money score of 54 out of 100 with a neutral overall signal, per SID market data. Institutional positioning scores a perfect 25 out of 25, indicating strong and broad-based ownership among major fund managers, according to 13F institutional filings. Congressional trading activity scores 15.6 out of 25, suggesting moderate engagement from lawmakers holding or transacting in TXN shares. Insider activity scores a lower 4.5 out of 25, with SEC Form 4 filings revealing seven insider transactions over the last 90 days, comprising four purchases and three sales. The near-even split between buys and sells reflects no dominant directional conviction from company executives. Dark pool activity scores 8.5 out of 25, indicating below-average levels of off-exchange institutional block trading. The divergence between the maximum institutional score and the low insider score creates a mixed composite reading, with large external capital exhibiting high conviction while internal stakeholders demonstrate comparatively restrained activity in recent months.
Texas Instruments reported its most recent quarterly results with earnings per share of $2.14, exceeding the consensus analyst estimate of $1.92 by $0.22, representing an 11.5% positive surprise, according to company earnings reports. This beat reflects continued execution in the company's core analog semiconductor business. Looking ahead, analyst estimates project earnings per share of $1.92 for the upcoming quarter and $2.41 for subsequent periods, per consensus data compiled from analyst estimates. The $2.41 estimate for later quarters represents a meaningful step-up from near-term projections, signaling expectations of sequential earnings improvement. The next earnings release is anticipated on or around July 21, 2026, with Wall Street modeling continued recovery in end-market demand across industrial and automotive segments. The recent earnings surprise suggests Texas Instruments has maintained disciplined cost management and pricing power despite cyclical headwinds that have broadly impacted the semiconductor industry throughout the current period.
Wall Street coverage of Texas Instruments reflects a divided consensus, per SID consensus data. In the most recent rating actions, Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a Neutral stance on August 17, 2026, while Rosenblatt and Benchmark both maintained Buy ratings on July 23-24, 2026, according to Wall Street analyst reports. Conversely, Goldman Sachs reiterated a Sell rating on July 23, 2026, representing a bearish outlier among major coverage firms. Mizuho also maintained a Neutral position on the same date. The distribution illustrates a three-way split: two firms at Buy, two at Neutral, and one at Sell. This lack of consensus aligns with the stock's complex valuation profile, where a 32.75 P/E multiple and 3.03% dividend yield create competing narratives around growth premium versus income value. The divergence among analysts centers on differing views regarding the pace and magnitude of the semiconductor cycle recovery and Texas Instruments' capital expenditure strategy for domestic manufacturing capacity expansion.


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