NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI Shares Purchased by Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI raised its holdings in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 13.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,004 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 477 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $875,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in NXPI. Hemington Wealth Management raised its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 50.0% in the first quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 177 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. increased its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 121.7% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. now owns 153 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC increased its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 375.6% in the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 195 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the 2nd quarter valued at about $43,000. Finally, Hilltop National Bank bought a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors during the second quarter worth about $44,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.54% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Susquehanna upped their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $195.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $252.00 to $254.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $280.00 target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $252.47.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Down 1.0%

NASDAQ:NXPI opened at $188.59 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.37, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $216.12 and a 200-day moving average of $216.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $47.46 billion, a PE ratio of 23.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.47. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 52 week low of $148.09 and a 52 week high of $255.45.

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

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 17th were paid a $1.014 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 17th. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 50.12%.

Insider Activity

In other NXP Semiconductors news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 8,372 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 19,175 shares in the company, valued at $3,969,416.75. This trade represents a 30.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 6,828 shares in the company, valued at $1,476,281.88. This represents a 12.77% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

NXP Semiconductors 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.