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Zacks.com users have recently been watching Texas Instruments (TXN) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock's prospects.

Vicor (VICR) stock has more than quadrupled over the past year, yet at about $224 it sits roughly 41% below its 52-week high. The opportunity is plain: demand for its power modules, from AI data centers to defense, is filling its first chip fab. The catch is that the growth you would pay for depends on new fabs whose sites Vicor only bought in September.

Heartland Advisors, an investment management company, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter for “Heartland Opportunistic Value Equity Strategy”. The letter can be downloaded here. Second-quarter indices signaled a broadening market, but strong performance was mainly focused on a limited range of technology infrastructure and semiconductor stocks. The strategy returned 12.32% in the quarter, underperforming the […]

The average brokerage recommendation (ABR) for Texas Instruments (TXN) is equivalent to a Buy. The overly optimistic recommendations of Wall Street analysts make the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric questionable. So, is it worth buying the stock?

Vicor (VICR) stock gained 21.2% in the week to Monday, Sep 21, while the S&P 500 rose 1.9%. The spark was a new license for its AI power technology. The company said what that license adds to its sales only after Monday's close, when it raised its revenue outlook. So the shares paid for the deal before Vicor put a number on it.

Texas Instruments (TXN) witnessed a jump in share price last session on above-average trading volume. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions for the stock doesn't suggest further strength down the road.

Qualcomm (QCOM) told investors in its fiscal Q3 2026 call that its share of Apple's recent iPhone launch would be materially lower than its prior estimate of 20%. In the same call, management raised its non-handset revenue target for fiscal 2029 to $40 billion—nearly doubling its prior $22 billion goal as automotive, IoT, and data center expand. Anyone buying the stock today is deciding whether that replacement revenue arrives on schedule.

AMD's data center momentum goes up against Texas Instruments' fortress balance sheet in a classic growth-versus-stability face-off.

Qualcomm (QCOM) throws off free cash worth 5.2% of its market value each year, against 4.4% for the median S&P 500 company. A yield above the median means one of two things: a bargain or a business the market expects to shrink. Here it is mostly the second: the cash comes from smartphone chips, and Apple is leaving.

A 15-year scorecard just revealed how badly active dividend fund managers fared against a passive benchmark, and the results raise a pointed question about whether the most popular dividend ETF belongs in your portfolio right now.

AI and data-center demand are driving a powerful semiconductor cycle. We highlight NVDA and TXN as top picks despite geopolitical and supply-chain risks.

Cirrus Logic (CRUS) stock has fallen about 27% in three months and trades roughly a third below its 52-week high. Investors are weighing a PC year that just got pushed out against a share count that keeps shrinking anyway. The buyback behind that is sturdier than the tape suggests: third in line for the cash, and still comfortably funded.

Microchip Technologies' open-standard display connectivity push targets software-defined vehicles as automotive sales rise and competition intensifies.

TXN's premium valuation is backed by accelerating earnings, AI infrastructure growth, strong cash flow and manufacturing investments.

These top semiconductor stocks are both yielding about 2.2%.

VICR's $380M backlog and surging ATE demand support growth, but rising pressure from Analog Devices and Texas Instruments clouds the outlook.

Workday beats fiscal Q2 estimates as subscription growth, expanding margins and surging AI adoption drive results and a higher full-year margin outlook.

Everyone chases GPU stocks while one analog chip maker quietly powers every AI server, EV drivetrain, and factory line on the planet, and its free cash flow just told a story worth paying attention to.

We were wrong about SCHD, and the margin of error is impossible to ignore. Here is what actually flipped the script and what it means for every portfolio that followed our advice.

Analog Devices' (ADI) upbeat remarks around its artificial intelligence data center opportunity are

The 30-year Treasury touched 5.323%, a 19-year high, before easing to roughly 5.282%, while the 10-year sits at 4.72%. No mainstream dividend equity ETF pays anything close on distribution yield alone. And yet, on the return scoreboard that actually funds retirements, dividend equity has been the surprise story of 2026. Through the August 17 close, ... Dividend Stocks Lost the Yield War But May Still Beat the Market

Analog Devices stock rises after the chip maker posts better-than-expected quarterly earnings and guidance.

VICR's AI-driven demand, surging backlog and rising royalties support growth, but its premium valuation leaves little room for execution missteps.

STM's 12% monthly drop reflects margin and cost pressures, but AI data center growth, industrial demand and automotive strength support its long-term outlook.

Cirrus Logic's low valuation and strong smartphone execution offer support, but weaker earnings expectations and customer concentration favor patience.

One company is generating substantial free cash flow and returning billions to shareholders. The other is still working toward its first profitable year. The risk profiles could not be more different.

Hyperscalers' $720B-$745B AI Capex plans are likely to fuel demand for Micron, FormFactor, Texas Instruments and NVIDIA across the chip supply chain.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.37%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.14%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.89%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.44%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

ASMIY, NTRS, TXN, CTO and ING have been added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List on August 6th, 2026.

MCHP heads into fiscal Q1 2027 with stronger bookings, AI and data center demand, channel restocking and expected margin expansion.