Aberdeen Group plc Sells 61,738 Shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Key Points

• Aberdeen Group plc has reduced its stake in NXP Semiconductors N.V. by 11.1%, selling 61,738 shares and maintaining ownership of 496,744 shares valued at approximately $92.36 million.
• Multiple analysts have raised their price targets for NXP Semiconductors, with forecasts ranging from $210.00 to $289.00, indicating a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy."
• NXP Semiconductors announced a quarterly dividend of $1.014 per share, reflecting a dividend yield of 1.8% and a payout ratio of 48.39%.

Aberdeen Group plc decreased its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) by 11.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 496,744 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock after selling 61,738 shares during the period. Aberdeen Group plc owned 0.20% of NXP Semiconductors worth $92,357,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Hemington Wealth Management grew its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 50.0% during the 1st quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 177 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the period. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in NXP Semiconductors during the fourth quarter worth $44,000. Valley National Advisers Inc. grew its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 118.9% in the first quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 232 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the period. Rossby Financial LCC acquired a new stake in NXP Semiconductors in the first quarter worth $46,000. Finally, GoalVest Advisory LLC increased its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 472.9% in the first quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 275 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 227 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.54% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on NXPI. Evercore ISI reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $289.00 price objective (up previously from $237.00) on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. Barclays raised their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. UBS Group upped their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $276.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Citigroup increased their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $210.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $205.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $256.05.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Performance

NXP Semiconductors stock traded down $0.50 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $228.77. 3,986,193 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,727,129. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $220.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $207.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a one year low of $148.09 and a one year high of $259.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $57.68 billion, a PE ratio of 27.27, a P/E/G ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 1.41.

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

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 25th were given a dividend of $1.014 per share. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 25th. NXP Semiconductors's dividend payout ratio is currently 48.39%.

Insider Transactions at NXP Semiconductors

In other NXP Semiconductors news, CFO William Betz sold 6,785 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $227.34, for a total transaction of $1,542,501.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,520 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $345,556.80. This represents a 81.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 9,132 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.00, for a total value of $2,100,360.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 27,088 shares in the company, valued at $6,230,240. This represents a 25.21% 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 in the last quarter. 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.