New York, Feb 6, 2026, 20:00 EST — The market has shut its doors for the day.
Texas Instruments Incorporated closed at $221.44 on Friday, slipping roughly 1.2%. The stock will resume trading Monday as investors continue to weigh the company’s largest transaction in over ten years.
This matters for TI, which started the week close to a new high. Buying Silicon Labs marks an unusual pivot for a company typically focused on steady capital returns, not acquisitions. A move like this can flip the narrative on the stock in a hurry—or leave it dragging for weeks.
TXN slipped 1.13% on Friday, bucking a rally across U.S. equities that saw the S&P 500 jump 1.97%. Other chip stocks surged, but TXN ended the session 3.23% under its $228.83 52-week peak from just three days earlier. Trading volume topped the 50-day average, according to MarketWatch data. 1
Texas Instruments is set to acquire Silicon Laboratories for roughly $7.5 billion, agreeing to pay $231 per share in cash—about 69% more than Silicon Labs’ last unaffected closing price. The chipmaker is aiming to strengthen its position in wireless connectivity for industrial and consumer products. The transaction, according to Reuters and Stifel analysts, is slated to close in the first half of 2027, with the combined company seen generating around $450 million in annual manufacturing and operational savings within three years. Stifel called the tie-up a possible heavyweight in the wireless-plus-analog space. 2
TI pitched the move as another step in its embedded strategy. “A significant milestone,” said chief executive Haviv Ilan. Silicon Labs CEO Matt Johnson pointed to “double-digit growth” coming from rising demand for connected devices, adding that joining forces with TI’s scale could “accelerate innovation.” Both executives’ comments came in a joint statement from the companies. 3
Investors also got a fresh detail for next week from a separate filing: Senior Vice President Ahmad Bahai exercised options on 3,000 shares, then sold those same 3,000 shares at a weighted average of $223.4622 on Feb. 5. After the transactions, Bahai still holds 42,488 shares, according to an SEC Form 4. 4
The bear case isn’t complicated. Regulatory processes can drag on, “synergies”—that’s the expected cost cuts Wall Street likes to tout—don’t always materialize, and with an all-cash deal piling on debt, there’s less leeway for buybacks if the cycle shifts.
Next up: traders are waiting for fresh deal documents. According to a filing connected to the transaction, Silicon Labs intends to file a proxy statement before a special shareholder meeting to secure approval for the merger—so attention turns to the timetable and how the vote will play out. 5
Mark Feb. 24—Texas Instruments lines up a capital management webcast, a regular checkpoint where investors scrutinize everything from cash return strategies to spending commitments. 6
Monday brings the stock’s next hurdle: can it stay in step with the rest of the semiconductor group after Friday’s rally? Analyst commentary on the Silicon Labs deal will be another swing factor—some may call it a growth driver, others a distraction.
