Meridian Wealth Advisors LLC Lowers Position in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Meridian Wealth Advisors LLC reduced its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 7.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 19,215 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after selling 1,536 shares during the period. Meridian Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $4,198,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Hemington Wealth Management lifted its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 50.0% in the 1st 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. raised its position in NXP Semiconductors by 121.7% in the second quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. now owns 153 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 375.6% in the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 195 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 154 shares during the period. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors during the 2nd quarter worth $43,000. Finally, Hilltop National Bank acquired a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors during the 2nd quarter worth $44,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.54% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently commented on NXPI. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $280.00 price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. TD Cowen dropped their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $270.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 10th. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $289.00 to $292.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $220.00 price objective on NXP Semiconductors and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $252.47.

NXP Semiconductors Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NXPI opened at $191.35 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 2.37. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $214.21 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $216.11. The stock has a market cap of $48.16 billion, a PE ratio of 23.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.47. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a one year low of $148.09 and a one year high of $255.45.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last released its quarterly 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). The company had revenue of $3.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.15 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 26.92% and a net margin of 17.11%.The business’s revenue was down 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.45 earnings per share. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.070-3.490 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 10th will be paid a dividend of $1.014 per share. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 10th. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 50.12%.

Insider Transactions at NXP Semiconductors

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