When you think of Texas businesses, large corporations like Exxon Mobil, Dell, and Texas Instruments are generally the first that come to mind. But over the past few years, from the inner cities to out-on-the-range, smaller firms have been stirring t

The largest percentage upswings in short interest in semiconductor stocks between the March 28 and April 15 settlement dates happened to Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD), Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) and Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:

Shares of Texas Instruments rose 4% on Tuesday, leading a chip sector rally after the company posted solid results on Monday.

Texas Instruments (TXN)Q1 2013 Earnings CallApril 22, 20135:30 pm ETExecutivesRon SlaymakerKevin P. March - Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Senior Vice PresidentAnalystsGlen Yeung - Citigroup Inc, Research DivisionJames Covello

The durable IT company improves its bottom line substantially.

Texas Instruments continued a shift away from some mobile-chip markets in the first quarter, putting a squeeze on revenue while profit rose 37% on a one-time gain.

April 22 (Reuters) - Texas Instruments Inc posted first-quarter results slightly ahead of Wall Street expectations and it forecast growth for the current quarter on improving demand for its chips.

April 22 (Reuters) - Texas Instruments Inc posted first-quarter results slightly ahead of Wall Street expectations and it forecast growth for the current quarter on improving demand for its chips.

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Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) released its fiscal first-quarter earnings results after the closing bell on Monday. In late trading, TXN was last unchanged at $34.82. The company reported net income of $362 million or $0.32 per share, compared to $265

Texas Instruments Inc.'s (TXN) first-quarter profit jumped 37% as the chip maker recorded fewer charges, masking a decrease in revenue.

Texas Instruments Inc.'s (TXN) first-quarter profit jumped 37% as the chip maker recorded fewer charges, masking a decrease in revenue.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 22 (Reuters) - Texas Instruments Inc : * CFO says book-to-Bill Ratio Rose to 1.03 in Q1 versus 0.91 in Q4 * CFO says customers holding just enough inventory to meet their production

Texas Instruments revealed quarterly profits of 32 cents a share, edging out expectations by two cents. The chipmaker's sales of $2.89 billion also narrowly beat estimates of $2.85 billion.

April 22 (Reuters) - Texas Instruments Inc posted first-quarter revenue of $2.885 billion and net income of $362 million, or 32 cents a share, as demand for its chips improves following concerns about a troubled global economy.

April 22 (Reuters) - Texas Instruments Inc posted first-quarter revenue of $2.885 billion and net income of $362 million, or 32 cents a share, as demand for its chips improves following concerns about a troubled global economy.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Texas Instruments reported a jump in first-quarter earnings due in large part to a tax benefit, while revenue for the period came roughly in line with Wall Street's estimates. For the period ended March 31, TIreported ne

Texas Instruments reported a jump in first-quarter earnings due in large part to a tax benefit, while revenue for the period came roughly in line with Wall Street's estimates.

NEW YORK, April 22 (Reuters) - Texas Instruments Inc : * Shares up 1 percent after the bell following results

NEW YORK, April 22 (Reuters) - Texas Instruments Inc : * Shares up 1 percent after the bell following results

All eyes will be on Netflix as the provider of streaming video is set to report earnings on Monday after market close. Investors will also pay attention to earnings from Texas Instruments, Zions Bancorp and Ameriprise Financial.

Next week, earnings season continues as investors eye key earnings from technology behemoths Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and chip maker Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN).

Prospect Capital Corporation, Texas Instruments, and NiSource are on the list.

Will the chip maker's bold strategy make it stand out from the growing crowd?

Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN)April 18, 2013 11:00 am ETExecutivesRichard K. Templeton - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Member of Special CommitteeJoseph F. Hubach - Chief Compliance Officer, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and SecretaryP

Analysts expect decreased profit for Texas Instruments (TXN) when the company reports its first quarter results on Monday, April 22, 2013. Although Texas Instruments reported profit of 32 cents a year ago, the consensus estimate calls for earnings pe

The tech firm increases its payout by one-third.

Credit Suisse maintained Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) with a Neutral rating and raised the price target from $32.00 to $35.00.Credit Suisse commented, "Relative to the prior expectations given on 1/22, TXN noted signs of improving business citing

Stifel Nicolaus maintained Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) with a Buy rating and raised the price target from $38.00 to $40.00.Stifel Nicolaus noted, "TI narrowed its 1Q revenue guidance during the company's scheduled mid-quarter update to the upper

In a report published Friday, Jefferies reiterated its Buy rating on Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN), and slightly raised its price target from $40.00 to $41.00.Jefferies noted, “TXN increased its 1Q13 outlook to the upper end of its previous range

ISI Group maintained Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) with a Buy rating and raised the price target from $37.00 to $39.00.ISI Group said, "Management raised its prior outlook of $2.69b to $2.91b (-6% qoq to the midpoint)to $2.80B to $2.91B.

In a report published Friday, Nomura reiterated its Neutral rating on Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN), and raised its price target from $26.00 to $28.00.Nomura noted, “The stock in our view is pricing in a solid recovery at 21x. TI tightened its Q1

Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN)March 07, 20135:00 pm ETExecutivesRon SlaymakerAnalystsStacy A. Rasgon - Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC., Research DivisionRoss Seymore - Deutsche Bank AG, Research DivisionChristopher B. Danely - JP Morgan Chase & Co, Re

NEW YORK, March 7 (Reuters) - Texas Instruments raised its targets for first-quarter earnings and revenue to theupper end of its previous forecast ranges, due to improvingdemand for its chips in an industry that has been hit forseveral quarters by a

March 7 (Reuters) - Texas Instruments Inc : * Says stronger demand discussed in January has continued asseen in orders an

Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN), the world's largest maker of analog chips, raised its first-quarter sales and profit guidance on Thursday after the closing bell. The company said that it sees earnings per share between $0.28 to $0.32 on sales of $2.8

NEW YORK, March 7 (Reuters) - Texas Instruments raised its target for first-quarter earnings and revenue to theupper end of its previous forecast range, implying improvingdemand for its chips.

Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) raised the bottom end of its first-quarter earnings and revenue guidance.

NEW YORK, March 7 (Reuters) - Texas Instruments onThursday raised its target for first-quarter earnings andrevenue to the upper-end of its previous range on improvingdemand for its chips.

The most recent short interest data was released this week by the NASDAQ for the 02/15/2013 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel like to sift through this fresh data and order the underlying components of the Nasdaq 100 by "days to cover.

Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN)February 27, 20131:15 pm ETExecutivesR. Gregory Delagi - Senior Vice President and General Manager of Embedded ProcessingBrandon HodgeAnalystsJoseph Moore - Morgan Stanley, Research DivisionPresentationJoseph Moore - Morga

In a report published on Monday, Wedbush reiterated outperform rating on (NYSE: TXN) and raised price target from $37.00 to $39.00.Wedbush reported that, “TI guided Q1 rev to a range of $2.69B to $2.91B (-9% to -2% Q/Q) and pro forma EPS to be in a

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) shares rose 0.57% to create a new 52-week high of $34.38. Texas Instruments has a dividend yield of 2.50%.NetSol Technologies (NASDAQ: NTWK) shares surged 6.18% to touch a new 52-week high of $11.12.

Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN)February 22, 2013 11:00 am ETExecutivesDavid PahlKevin P. March - Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Senior Vice PresidentAnalystsAmbrish Srivastava - BMO Capital Markets U.S.Glen Yeung - Citigroup Inc,

Shares of Hewlett-Packard rise to highlight early tech sector gains. Texas Instruments and Marvell also trade up, but Netflix slides.

The storied IT company hikes its payout and announces a stock repurchase plan.