Vanguard Group Inc. Increases Position in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 13,350,245 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 184,295 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 5.30% of NXP Semiconductors worth $2,916,895,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of NXPI. Vantage Investment Partners LLC increased its position in NXP Semiconductors by 5.2% during the second 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 last quarter. CCLA Investment Management boosted its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 6.5% in the 2nd quarter. CCLA Investment Management now owns 545,580 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $119,121,000 after buying an additional 33,112 shares during the period. Alberta Investment Management Corp bought a new stake in NXP Semiconductors in the 2nd quarter valued at about $3,540,000. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 17.0% in the second quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC now owns 16,861 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $3,684,000 after purchasing an additional 2,449 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its position in NXP Semiconductors by 15.8% in the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 9,336 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $1,774,000 after purchasing an additional 1,274 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.54% of the company’s stock.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Down 3.1%

Shares of NXPI stock opened at $184.19 on Friday. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 1 year low of $148.09 and a 1 year high of $255.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.80, a PEG ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.47. 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 firm’s fifty day moving average price is $214.76 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $216.07.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last issued its earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The semiconductor provider reported $3.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.12 by ($0.01). NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 26.92% and a net margin of 17.11%.The firm had revenue of $3.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.15 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.45 earnings per share. NXP Semiconductors’s quarterly 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 N.V. will post 10.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 10th will be given a $1.014 dividend. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 10th. NXP Semiconductors’s payout ratio is currently 50.12%.

Insider Transactions at NXP Semiconductors

In other NXP Semiconductors news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 8,372 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $207.01, for a total transaction of $1,733,087.72. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 19,175 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,969,416.75. This trade represents a 30.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.21, for a total transaction of $216,210.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 6,828 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,476,281.88. This represents a 12.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have weighed in on NXPI shares. Truist Financial lifted their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $252.00 to $254.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $215.00 target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. TD Cowen dropped their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $270.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $289.00 to $292.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, NXP Semiconductors has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $252.47.

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.