Texas Instruments Stock Soars on Dividend Hike, Then Plunges on Weak Guidance – What’s Next for TXN?
Texas Instruments finds itself “at a crossroads” going into Q4. As TS2 TechStock noted, TI still offers a “healthy dividend, fortress financials, and industry leadership in analog chips” ts2.tech – qualities that attract value investors. But its recent “underperformance reflects real concerns: growth has stalled post-pandemic, and the market’s hype has shifted to AI chips where TI isn’t a major player” ts2.tech. In other words, TXN’s core analog/embedded markets have cooled even as AI and memory chip stocks surge. Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, But Q4 Guidance Disappoints On Oct. 21 after the market close, Texas Instruments reported Q3 revenue of