Analog chip manufacturer Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 11.1% year on year to $4.07 billion. The company expects next quarter’s revenue to be around $4.35 billion, close to analysts’ estimates. Its GAAP profit of $1.28 per share was 20.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
What has Wall Street been buzzing about this week? Here is a short look at the top 5 buy calls and the top 5 sell calls made by Wall Street's best analysts during the trading week of April 21-25, 2025.
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Rosenblatt analyst maintains Buy rating and $216 price target for Texas Instruments, noting strong beat and raise in all markets, good position for tariffs
Shares of analog chip manufacturer Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN)
jumped 9.8% in the pre-market session after the company reported strong first-quarter 2025 results, which significantly exceeded analysts' EPS expectations and included next quarter's revenue guidance that topped Wall Street's estimates. What stood out was the 11% jump in revenue from the prior year, supported by broad-based growth across nearly all business segments, except for a typical seasonal dip in personal electronics.
Zooming out, we think this quarter featured some important positives.
U.S. equities are pushing higher for a third straight session, eyeing the longest winning streak since the Trump tariff announcement on April 2, as optimism over corporate earnings and easing trade tensions boosts risk sentiment.
After the closing bell on Wednesday, let's take a glimpse of the US markets and explore the top S&P500 gainers and losers in today's after-hours session.
Analog chip manufacturer Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) reported Q1 CY2025 results topping the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 11.1% year on year to $4.07 billion. On top of that, next quarter’s revenue guidance ($4.35 billion at the midpoint) was surprisingly good and 5.1% above what analysts were expecting. Its GAAP profit of $1.28 per share was 20.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Risk-on sentiment dominated Wall Street on Wednesday, as upbeat earnings reports and conciliatory messages from the Trump administration helped lift investor confidence.
Among the bunch are several chip stocks, a list that includes Intel and Texas Instruments. Both stocks reside in the red for 2025 amid the broader pressure in semiconductors overall, though Intel shares have displayed a higher level of defense.
