As reported previously, UBS upgraded Texas Instruments to Buy from Neutral as their proprietary model suggests Q2 revenues should beat consensus by 2%. The firm said with the recent pullback, expectations for bad news and evidence of stable demand its Q2 revenue beat should surprise the Street view. UBS maintained its $55 price target on Texas Instruments shares.

Baird raised the firm's price target on Texas Instruments to $175 from $125 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The firm said any unexpected/incremental softening in demand would likely trigger price cuts given the current environment of low lead times and excess capacity, and the shape of 2H recovery will be critical in addressing inventory levels.

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TD Cowen analyst Joshua Buchalter raised the firm's price target on Texas Instruments to $175 from $160 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares. The firm said the print wasn't great but an important improvement and positive indicator on stability for the group. That said, numbers still need to move meaningfully higher to build medium-term valuation support or material buyback growth.

BofA raised the firm's price target on Texas Instruments (TXN) to $190 from $175 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. TI's small Q1 beat and inline but sequentially rising Q2 sales guidance, "while modest, potentially marks a recovery inflection in industrial chip demand," with positive read-across for U.S. peers such as Analog Devices (ADI), Microchip (MCHP), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) and On Semiconductor (ON), the analyst tells investors. However, despite an expected recovery, TI's sustained high capex intensity could keep reported calendar year 2024-26 pro-forma EPS below $6 per share, the analyst added.

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