FY2025 EPS Estimates for NXPI Lowered by Cantor Fitzgerald

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) - Research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their FY2025 earnings estimates for NXP Semiconductors in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst C. Muse now forecasts that the semiconductor provider will post earnings per share of $9.74 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $10.49. Cantor Fitzgerald has a "Overweight" rating and a $250.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for NXP Semiconductors' current full-year earnings is $10.28 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on NXPI. Susquehanna dropped their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $235.00 to $225.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Needham & Company LLC decreased their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $230.00 to $225.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $290.00 to $220.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Arete Research raised shares of NXP Semiconductors to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $250.37.

NXP Semiconductors Price Performance

NXPI traded down $3.19 during trading on Friday, reaching $184.95. 2,323,900 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,604,375. The company's 50-day moving average is $191.96 and its two-hundred day moving average is $211.13. The company has a quick ratio of 1.60, a current ratio of 2.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09. NXP Semiconductors has a 12-month low of $148.09 and a 12-month high of $296.08. The company has a market cap of $46.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.01, a P/E/G ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 1.40.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The semiconductor provider reported $2.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.05. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 19.90% and a return on equity of 31.45%. The business had revenue of $2.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.83 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.24 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 19th were given a $1.014 dividend. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 19th. NXP Semiconductors's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 44.12%.

Insider Activity at NXP Semiconductors

In other NXP Semiconductors news, COO Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.86, for a total transaction of $204,860.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 8,828 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,808,504.08. The trade was a 10.18 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.11% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of NXP Semiconductors

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wealth Alliance LLC increased its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 8.2% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Alliance LLC now owns 2,090 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $397,000 after purchasing an additional 159 shares during the last quarter. Meridian Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 47.3% during the first quarter. Meridian Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 20,751 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $3,944,000 after buying an additional 6,667 shares during the last quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky raised its position in NXP Semiconductors by 0.4% in the first quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky now owns 181,670 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $34,528,000 after acquiring an additional 763 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc grew its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 77.8% during the 1st quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 3,718 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $708,000 after acquiring an additional 1,627 shares during the period. Finally, South Dakota Investment Council increased its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 37.1% in the 1st quarter. South Dakota Investment Council now owns 7,396 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $1,406,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.54% of the company's stock.

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.