Advisors Asset Management Inc. Has $2.41 Million Position in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Key Points

• Advisors Asset Management Inc. reduced its stake in NXP Semiconductors N.V. by 31.1%, holding shares now worth approximately $2.41 million after selling 5,711 shares during the first quarter.
• Institutional ownership of NXP Semiconductors is high at 90.54%, with several firms increasing their stakes, including Wellington Management, Massachusetts Financial Services, and Ameriprise Financial.
• NXP Semiconductors reported earnings per share of $2.72 for the last quarter, exceeding analyst expectations, and revealed a quarterly dividend of $1.014 per share, indicating a yield of 1.8%.

Advisors Asset Management Inc. reduced its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) by 31.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 12,653 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock after selling 5,711 shares during the quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc.'s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $2,405,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Hemington Wealth Management grew its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 50.0% during the first quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 177 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in NXP Semiconductors in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Valley National Advisers Inc. boosted its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 118.9% in the first quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 232 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Rossby Financial LCC bought a new position in NXP Semiconductors in the first quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Finally, GoalVest Advisory LLC boosted 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 acquiring an additional 227 shares during the last quarter. 90.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

NXP Semiconductors Trading Down 1.3%

NXPI traded down $2.88 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $220.33. The stock had a trading volume of 297,759 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,941,991. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 1-year low of $148.09 and a 1-year high of $256.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $225.17 and its 200-day simple moving average is $208.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $55.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.43.

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 analysts' consensus estimates of $2.66 by $0.06. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 17.72% and a return on equity of 27.99%. The business had revenue of $2.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.90 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $3.20 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.890-3.300 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast 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 will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 17th will be issued 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 is Wednesday, September 17th. NXP Semiconductors's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 48.27%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO William Betz sold 6,785 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $227.34, for a total transaction of $1,542,501.90. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.57, for a total transaction of $439,140.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president owned 4,958 shares in the company, valued at $1,088,628.06. The trade was a 28.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 17,917 shares of company stock worth $4,082,002 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have issued reports on NXPI. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $210.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Susquehanna raised their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $195.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective 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. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $230.00 to $252.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price 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.