NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, thirteen have given a buy recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $252.4706.

NXPI has been the subject of several recent research reports. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $289.00 to $292.00 in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $252.00 to $254.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Susquehanna increased their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $195.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd.

Insider Activity at NXP Semiconductors

In related news, EVP Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.21, for a total value of $216,210.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 6,828 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,476,281.88. This represents a 12.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 8,372 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $207.01, for a total value of $1,733,087.72. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 19,175 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,969,416.75. This represents a 30.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank bought a new stake in NXP Semiconductors in the 2nd quarter worth about $453,050,000. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 11.7% during the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,731,044 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $2,419,662,000 after acquiring an additional 1,330,474 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the first quarter worth approximately $219,878,000. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 307.7% during the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 1,179,129 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $268,523,000 after purchasing an additional 889,883 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners lifted its position in NXP Semiconductors by 73.6% during the second quarter. Boston Partners now owns 2,086,769 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $454,862,000 after purchasing an additional 884,403 shares during the period. 90.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Down 1.1%

NASDAQ:NXPI opened at $202.86 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 2.37 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $219.08 and its 200-day moving average price is $216.13. The company has a market capitalization of $51.05 billion, a PE ratio of 25.11, a P/E/G ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.48. NXP Semiconductors has a 1-year low of $148.09 and a 1-year high of $255.45.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The semiconductor provider reported $3.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.12 by ($0.01). NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 17.11% and a return on equity of 26.92%. The business had revenue of $3.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.15 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $3.45 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.070-3.490 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that NXP Semiconductors will post 10.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 17th were issued a $1.014 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 17th. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. NXP Semiconductors’s payout ratio is 50.12%.

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.