Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN): Today's Featured Electronics Laggard
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Texas Instruments Incorporated engages in the design and sale of semiconductors to electronics designers and manufacturers worldwide. Texas Instruments has a market cap of $31.96 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 20.5, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 0.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 10 analysts that rate Texas Instruments a buy, four analysts rate it a sell, and 20 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Texas Instruments as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its increase in net income, expanding profit margins, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and attractive valuation levels. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself.
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