Semiconductor Stocks to Buy: Texas Instruments (TXN) Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ: TXN ) shares are down 8% from their January highs but have rebounded 10% from the February panic lows. And while headlines related to issues like inflation, higher interest rates and Federal Reserve policy tightening have faded somewhat, these are going to return to the forefront later this week when the February jobs report is released on Friday. Following its latest earnings report, analysts gushed about strong demand in areas like automotive (with growth of upwards of 19% year-over-year) that's offsetting weakness in the communications vertical.