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NASDAQ: TXN
Texas Instruments (TXN) stock, explained like you're 5
Texas Instruments trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker TXN. It is a mega cap company in the semiconductors industry, part of the technology sector, with a market value of about 259.1 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- TXN
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Size
- Mega cap, about 259.1 billion dollars
Is Texas Instruments a small, medium or large cap company?
Yes. Texas Instruments is a large cap stock, and an extra big one: it is a mega cap, worth more than 200 billion dollars. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 259.1 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Texas Instruments makes money
- Selling software, hardware or cloud services, often as a subscription.
- Charging businesses and consumers for products they use every day.
- Licensing its technology and selling related services.
What moves TXN stock
- How fast sales are growing, especially in cloud and AI.
- New product launches and customer wins.
- Competition, regulation and how much the company spends on research.
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Questions about Texas Instruments stock
What does Texas Instruments do?
Texas Instruments trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker TXN. It is a mega cap company in the semiconductors industry, part of the technology sector, with a market value of about 259.1 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Texas Instruments?
Texas Instruments trades under the ticker TXN on the Nasdaq.
What is Texas Instruments's market cap?
Texas Instruments is a mega cap stock with a market cap of about 259.1 billion dollars.
How does Texas Instruments make money?
Selling software, hardware or cloud services, often as a subscription. Charging businesses and consumers for products they use every day. Licensing its technology and selling related services.
What moves TXN stock?
How fast sales are growing, especially in cloud and AI. New product launches and customer wins. Competition, regulation and how much the company spends on research.
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