Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC Acquires 35,934 Shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Key Points

• Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 15.8%, acquiring an additional 35,934 shares, bringing its total to 263,547 shares valued at approximately $58.3 million.
• Recent insider sales included NXP's President Rafael Sotomayor, who sold 2,000 shares, and CFO William Betz, who sold 6,785 shares, leading to significant decreases in their ownership positions.
• Equity analysts have generally positive views on NXP Semiconductors, with 2 strong buy ratings and a consensus average price target of $257.06.

Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) by 15.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 263,547 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock after buying an additional 35,934 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC owned approximately 0.10% of NXP Semiconductors worth $58,299,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. boosted its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 121.7% during the second quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. now owns 153 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the period. Hemington Wealth Management boosted its stake in 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 buying an additional 59 shares during the period. Hilltop National Bank bought a new stake in NXP Semiconductors during the second quarter valued at $44,000. Valley National Advisers Inc. lifted its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 118.9% during 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 last quarter. Finally, Rossby Financial LCC bought a new stake in NXP Semiconductors during the first quarter worth about $46,000. Institutional investors own 90.54% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at NXP Semiconductors

In related news, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 owned 4,958 shares in the company, valued at $1,088,628.06. The trade was a 28.74% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO William Betz sold 6,785 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 approximately $345,556.80. This represents a 81.70% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 9,785 shares of company stock worth $2,197,852 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on NXPI shares. KGI Securities raised NXP Semiconductors to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Truist Financial lifted their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $230.00 to $252.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. UBS Group lifted their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $276.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. Susquehanna lifted their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $195.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $205.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $257.06.

NXP Semiconductors Trading Down 0.3%

NASDAQ NXPI opened at $216.11 on Wednesday. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 1-year low of $148.09 and a 1-year high of $256.62. 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 stock has a 50-day moving average of $224.89 and a 200-day moving average of $210.37. The firm has a market cap of $54.49 billion, a PE ratio of 25.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 1.44.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results 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. 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 EPS. NXP Semiconductors's revenue for the quarter 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, sell-side analysts forecast that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 EPS for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 17th were issued a dividend of $1.014 per share. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 17th. NXP Semiconductors's payout ratio is currently 48.39%.

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.

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