On July 21, Texas Instruments rose 4.17% in regular trading, trading at $296.59/share, with turnover of $50.37 million. The rally was driven by imminent Q2 earnings and a wave of analyst target price upgrades.
The company is scheduled to report second-quarter results on July 22 after market close. Market consensus expects revenue of $5.246 billion, up 20.41% year-over-year, with adjusted EPS of $1.93, representing a 42.77% increase, fueling bullish sentiment ahead of the release.
Multiple brokerages have recently raised their price targets: KeyBanc lifted its target from $325 to $390 maintaining an Overweight rating, TD Cowen raised from $300 to $360 maintaining Buy, UBS increased from $295 to $350 maintaining Buy, and Cantor Fitzgerald moved from $300 to $340. Morgan Stanley also raised its target modestly from $221 to $230, though maintaining an Underweight rating. The average analyst target now stands at approximately $309.72.
Within the Semiconductor sector, broad strength was evident, with SK hynix up 7.46%, Micron Technology up 7.24%, Intel up 6.01%, AMD up 4.52%, and NVIDIA up 1.81%.
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