Middleton & Co. Inc. MA Buys Shares of 1,016 NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Middleton & Co. Inc. MA purchased a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 1,016 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock, valued at approximately $222,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of NXPI. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 11.7% during the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,731,044 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $2,419,662,000 after purchasing an additional 1,330,474 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in NXP Semiconductors during the 1st quarter valued at about $219,878,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 33.5% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,342,675 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $635,310,000 after acquiring an additional 839,113 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 20.0% during the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,404,587 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $647,387,000 after acquiring an additional 567,831 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. grew its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 44.7% during the first quarter. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. now owns 1,730,255 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $328,852,000 after acquiring an additional 534,404 shares during the last quarter. 90.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently commented on NXPI. TD Cowen lowered their target price 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. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $280.00 target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $220.00 price target on NXP Semiconductors and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $195.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $255.11.

NXP Semiconductors Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of NXP Semiconductors stock opened at $206.45 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $220.88 and its 200 day moving average price is $215.23. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a twelve month low of $148.09 and a twelve month high of $255.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $51.96 billion, a PE ratio of 25.55, a P/E/G 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.

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 return on equity of 26.92% and a net margin of 17.11%.The firm had revenue of $3.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.15 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.45 earnings per share. The business’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, sell-side analysts predict that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed 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 2.0%. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 50.12%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NXP Semiconductors news, EVP Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 6,828 shares in the company, valued at $1,476,281.88. This represents a 12.77% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.57, for a total value of $439,140.00. Following the transaction, the president owned 4,958 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,088,628.06. This represents a 28.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 11,372 shares of company stock valued at $2,388,438. 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.