Vest Financial LLC Raises Holdings in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Vest Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 34.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,773 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after buying an additional 1,980 shares during the quarter. Vest Financial LLC’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $1,698,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hemington Wealth Management increased its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 50.0% during the first quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 177 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the period. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. increased its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 121.7% during the second quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. now owns 153 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the period. Valley National Advisers Inc. boosted its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 118.9% in the first quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 232 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Hilltop National Bank acquired a new stake in NXP Semiconductors in the second quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Finally, Rossby Financial LCC acquired a new stake in NXP Semiconductors in the first quarter valued at approximately $46,000. 90.54% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at NXP Semiconductors

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

NXP Semiconductors Trading Down 0.3%

NASDAQ:NXPI opened at $216.11 on Wednesday. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 12 month low of $148.09 and a 12 month high of $256.62. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $224.89 and a 200-day simple moving average of $210.37. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99. The company has a market capitalization of $54.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.76, a PEG ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 1.44.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 21st. The semiconductor provider reported $2.72 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.66 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $2.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.90 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 17.72% and a return on equity of 27.99%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.20 earnings per share. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.890-3.300 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 earnings per share for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 17th were given a dividend of $1.014 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 17th. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. NXP Semiconductors’s payout ratio is currently 48.39%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NXPI has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. KeyCorp raised their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. KGI Securities upgraded shares of NXP Semiconductors to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Citigroup raised their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $210.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $257.06.

NXP Semiconductors Company Profile

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.