Street View: Texas Instruments hits a flat note as tariff tensions jam analog signal

Analog Devices

23/07/2025 09:07

** Texas Instruments' TXN.O quarterly profit forecast disappointed investors, pointing to soft analog chip demand and tariff-related uncertainty

** Shares of TXN down 11.5% at $190.05 in premarket trading

EVEN TEXAS CAN'T OUTRIDE THE TRADE WINDS

** JP Morgan ("Overweight," PT: $225) says demand is still fairly strong, but signs of weakness are showing due to tariffs, and they expect this softer trend to continue

** Morgan Stanley ("Underweight," PT: $197) sees sector-wide weakness in gross margins and cash flow and says domestic capacity won't solve global tariff issues, prefers ADI ADI.O and NXP NXPI.O for strong fundamentals and recovery potential

** Bernstein ("Market Perform," PT: $180) "tone appears to have shifted markedly with seemingly more caution around the geopolitical and tariff environment, and an admission of probable tariff-related pull-forward now somewhat tempering the company's continued optimism around the cycle"

** Jefferies ("Hold," PT: $185) sees limited upside and believes the analog sector, including TXN, needs a 'breather' given high valuations

 (Reporting by Rashika Singh in Bengaluru)

 ((rashika.singh@thomsonreuters.com))