Groupe la Francaise Buys New Shares in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Key Points

• Groupe la Francaise purchased 3,247 shares of NXP Semiconductors, valued at approximately $650,000, indicating confidence in the semiconductor provider's growth.
• Several institutional investors raised their stakes in NXP Semiconductors during the first quarter, with one fund increasing holdings by 98.1%, showcasing strong institutional interest.
• NXP Semiconductors recently reported a 4.9% increase in stock price and declared a quarterly dividend of $1.014 per share, reflecting solid fiscal performance despite a year-over-year revenue decline.

Groupe la Francaise acquired a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 3,247 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock, valued at approximately $650,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in 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 valued at $2,419,662,000 after buying an additional 1,330,474 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 1.1% during the first quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 8,134,050 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $1,545,958,000 after buying an additional 87,820 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 8.2% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,693,126 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $891,975,000 after buying an additional 353,782 shares during the last quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA raised its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 10.6% during the first quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 4,519,132 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $858,902,000 after buying an additional 432,838 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 20.0% during the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,404,587 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $647,387,000 after buying an additional 567,831 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.54% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have commented on the company. KGI Securities raised NXP Semiconductors to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $205.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Barclays lifted their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Truist Financial lifted their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $230.00 to $252.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $256.05.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Performance

Shares of NXPI traded down $0.15 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $237.67. The stock had a trading volume of 1,053,965 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,703,720. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.20. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 12 month low of $148.09 and a 12 month high of $257.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $59.92 billion, a PE ratio of 28.33, a PEG ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 1.41. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $223.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $208.19.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 21st. The semiconductor provider reported $2.72 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.66 by $0.06. NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 27.99% and a net margin of 17.72%.The company had revenue of $2.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.90 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $3.20 earnings per share. NXP Semiconductors's revenue was down 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.890-3.300 EPS. Analysts anticipate that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 EPS for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 25th were issued a $1.014 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 25th. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. NXP Semiconductors's payout ratio is presently 48.39%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, 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 transaction of $439,140.00. Following the transaction, the president directly owned 4,958 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,088,628.06. The trade was a 28.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO William Betz sold 6,785 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction on Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $227.34, for a total value of $1,542,501.90. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 1,520 shares in the company, valued at $345,556.80. This trade represents a 81.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 17,917 shares of company stock valued at $4,082,002 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.12% 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.