Gratus Wealth Advisors LLC Sells 172 Shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Gratus Wealth Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 6,621 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after selling 172 shares during the quarter. Gratus Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $1,447,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Vantage Investment Partners LLC raised its position in NXP Semiconductors by 5.2% in the 2nd quarter. Vantage Investment Partners LLC now owns 34,193 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $7,471,000 after purchasing an additional 1,675 shares during the period. OLD National Bancorp IN acquired a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the 2nd quarter valued at $426,000. 111 Capital boosted its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 15.4% in the 2nd quarter. 111 Capital now owns 9,105 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $1,989,000 after acquiring an additional 1,217 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in NXP Semiconductors in the second quarter valued at approximately $76,000. Finally, Hilltop National Bank acquired a new position in NXP Semiconductors in the 2nd quarter worth about $44,000. Institutional investors own 90.54% of the company’s stock.

NXP Semiconductors Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of NXPI opened at $228.89 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $57.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.28, a PEG ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.74. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $224.57 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $209.62. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 52-week low of $148.09 and a 52-week high of $256.62.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last issued its earnings results on Monday, July 21st. The semiconductor provider reported $2.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.66 by $0.06. NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 27.99% and a net margin of 17.72%.The firm had revenue of $2.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.90 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $3.20 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.890-3.300 EPS. Analysts predict that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 17th will be given a dividend of $1.014 per share. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 17th. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio is 48.27%.

Insider Activity

In other NXP Semiconductors news, CFO William Betz sold 6,785 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $227.34, for a total value of $1,542,501.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,520 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $345,556.80. The trade was a 81.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.21, for a total value of $216,210.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 6,828 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,476,281.88. The trade was a 12.77% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 9,785 shares of company stock valued at $2,197,852 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NXPI has been the topic of several recent research reports. Susquehanna boosted their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $195.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $289.00 price target (up from $237.00) on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Thursday, June 12th. KeyCorp increased their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $250.00 price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $210.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NXP Semiconductors has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $256.05.

About NXP Semiconductors

NXP Semiconductors N.V. offers various semiconductor products. The company's product portfolio includes microcontrollers; application processors, including i.MX application processors, and i.MX 8 and 9 family of applications processors; communication processors; wireless connectivity solutions, such as near field communications, ultra-wideband, Bluetooth low-energy, Zigbee, and Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth integrated SoCs; analog and interface devices; radio frequency power amplifiers; and security controllers, as well as semiconductor-based environmental and inertial sensors, including pressure, inertial, magnetic, and gyroscopic sensors.