--- title: "Weekly Recap | Texas Instruments +3.97%, most brokers rate it buy" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/298795746.md" description: "Texas Instruments gained 3.97% this week to close at $268.70. The S&P 500 fell 0.8%, leaving TXN ahead of the benchmark by 4.77 percentage points. The week shaped up as a back-loaded rally: the market was shut on Monday for Labour Day, and Tuesday ended at $258.92, barely changed from the prior close. Wednesday and Thursday traded in a narrow band between $255.82 and $262.74. Friday brought the decisive move, with the stock touching $273.33 intraday before settling at $268.70 for a 3." datetime: "2026-09-12T06:58:42.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/298795746.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298795746.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/298795746.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Weekly Recap | Texas Instruments +3.97%, most brokers rate it buy ## The Week Texas Instruments gained 3.97% this week to close at $268.70. The S&P 500 fell 0.8%, leaving TXN ahead of the benchmark by 4.77 percentage points. The week shaped up as a back-loaded rally: the market was shut on Monday for Labour Day, and Tuesday ended at $258.92, barely changed from the prior close. Wednesday and Thursday traded in a narrow band between $255.82 and $262.74. Friday brought the decisive move, with the stock touching $273.33 intraday before settling at $268.70 for a 3.82% single-day gain. Weekly amplitude was 6.71%, while average daily volume of about 5.2 million shares sat roughly 22.8% below the 60-day median. ## Key Events Company-specific news clustered in the second half of the week. On 10 September, a piece examined whether Texas Instruments’ earnings beat altered its investment case, refocusing attention on the durability of an analogue-chip cycle recovery. The same day, TXN appeared on a list of dividend stocks worth watching as market sentiment turned negative. On 11 September, a full analysis noted the stock opened up 3.23%, consistent with the day’s actual strength. By 12 September, TXN was reported to be outperforming competitors on a strong trading day. On the industry side, Lam Research committed $3 billion to R&D on 8 September, lifting capex expectations across the semiconductor build-out and setting the tone for chip names this week. ## Analyst Ratings Texas Instruments is covered by 37 institutions: 17 rate it buy, 3 overweight, 14 hold, 2 sell, and 1 has no opinion, with 20 giving a buy or overweight rating. The consensus rating is buy, and the consensus target price of $324.71 sits about 20.8% above the latest price of $268.70. The target range runs from $225 to $400, a $175 spread that points to wide disagreement among analysts. Within the semiconductor-maker industry, TXN ranks 10th among 77 companies. ## The Week Ahead The macro calendar is busy next week. On 15 September, the New York Fed manufacturing index is due; the prior reading was 20.6 and the forecast is 14.75. On 16 September, a batch of retail data arrives: retail sales ex-autos is forecast at 0.6% after a prior -0.3%, and headline retail sales is expected at 0.9% after -0.6%. The same day also brings the NAHB housing market index and EIA crude inventory data. These prints will shape the market’s view of the Fed’s next rate step and, in turn, risk appetite for high-valuation semiconductor names. TI has no scheduled earnings or major corporate events on the calendar. ## In Short Texas Instruments beat the S&P 500 by roughly 4.8 percentage points this week, with the rally pushing the stock back from a low of $248.13 set earlier this month. Yet a 40.8x price-to-earnings ratio and a 13.6x price-to-book ratio sit alongside the latest session showing large-lot money tilting toward net selling. That tension with a mostly buy or overweight analyst stack leaves the story hinging on whether analogue-chip demand improves enough to justify the valuation, and on how next week’s retail data shifts overall risk appetite. *This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.* ### Related Stocks - [TXN.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TXN.US.md) - [TXNU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TXNU.US.md) - [SOXL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SOXL.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [PNU Tech Holding portfolio firm Newrizon ships first semiconductor cleanroom filters to domestic chip plants](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299108781.md) - [Elmos extends Dortmund wafer supply deal, secures added capacity through 2028](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299338236.md) - [Hua Hong Grace files HKEX next-day disclosure return, issues 190,768,392 new shares to raise share capital](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298711727.md) - [China’s Grandit Jumps on USD164 Million Plan to Boost Domestic High-Purity Quartz Supply](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298910479.md) - [AI Chip Startup Euclyd Sets Sights on Toppling Nvidia as It Raises €200M in New Funds](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299038079.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**