Scientech Research LLC Makes New Investment in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Key Points

• Scientech Research LLC acquired a stake of 6,536 shares in NXP Semiconductors N.V., valued at approximately $1.24 million, in the first quarter of this year.
• Various institutional investors increased their holdings in NXP Semiconductors, with Wellington Management growing its stake by 11.7%, while GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake by an astonishing 26,732.0%.
• Recent analyst reports have raised target prices for NXP Semiconductors, with KeyCorp increasing its target from $240 to $275, indicating a strong confidence in the company's future performance.

Scientech Research LLC purchased a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 6,536 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,242,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NXPI. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC grew its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 15.2% during the first quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 5,281 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $1,004,000 after buying an additional 698 shares during the last quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC bought a new position in NXP Semiconductors in the 1st quarter valued at $320,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 133.5% during the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,153 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $409,000 after purchasing an additional 1,231 shares during the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp boosted its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 14.5% during the first quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 7,436 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $1,413,000 after purchasing an additional 943 shares during the period. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 18.2% in the first quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 12,653 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $2,418,000 after purchasing an additional 1,951 shares during the last quarter. 90.54% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at NXP Semiconductors

In other news, CFO William Betz sold 6,785 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $227.34, for a total value of $1,542,501.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 1,520 shares of the company's stock, valued at $345,556.80. This trade represents a 81.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.57, for a total value of $439,140.00. Following the transaction, the president directly owned 4,958 shares in the company, valued at $1,088,628.06. This represents a 28.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 17,917 shares of company stock worth $4,082,002 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company's stock.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of NXPI traded down $3.04 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $220.17. The company had a trading volume of 460,672 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,942,990. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99. The company has a market capitalization of $55.51 billion, a PE ratio of 26.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.43. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a one year low of $148.09 and a one year high of $256.62. The company's fifty day moving average price is $225.17 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $208.29.

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

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 17th will be given a dividend of $1.014 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 17th. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. NXP Semiconductors's dividend payout ratio is presently 48.27%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on NXPI shares. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $250.00 price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Evercore ISI restated an "outperform" rating and set a $289.00 price objective (up from $237.00) on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Thursday, June 12th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $276.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $256.05.

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.