Amundi Increases Stock Position in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Key Points

• Amundi increased its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 0.9%, owning approximately 1.5 million shares valued at $269.6 million as of the latest SEC filing.
• The company's shares experienced a price range of $148.09 to $256.62 over the past year, with a current market cap of $57.53 billion.
• NXP Semiconductors recently announced a quarterly dividend of $1.014, with an ex-dividend date of September 17th, resulting in a yield of 1.8%.

Amundi raised its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) by 0.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,502,850 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock after purchasing an additional 13,716 shares during the quarter. Amundi owned 0.59% of NXP Semiconductors worth $269,619,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Hemington Wealth Management lifted its position 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 purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in NXP Semiconductors during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Valley National Advisers Inc. lifted its position in NXP Semiconductors by 118.9% during the first quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 232 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Rossby Financial LCC bought a new stake in NXP Semiconductors during the first quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Finally, GoalVest Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 472.9% during the first quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 275 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 227 shares in the last quarter. 90.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO William Betz sold 6,785 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the chief financial officer owned 1,520 shares in the company, valued at approximately $345,556.80. This trade represents a 81.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the president owned 4,958 shares in the company, valued at $1,088,628.06. This represents a 28.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 17,917 shares of company stock worth $4,082,002. 0.12% of the stock is owned by insiders.

NXP Semiconductors Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NXPI opened at $228.20 on Thursday. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a twelve month low of $148.09 and a twelve month high of $256.62. The firm has a market cap of $57.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.20, a PEG ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a 50 day moving average of $225.08 and a 200 day moving average of $208.77. 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 (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 21st. The semiconductor provider reported $2.72 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $2.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.90 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.20 EPS. The firm'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, research analysts expect that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 17th will be issued a $1.014 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 17th. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. NXP Semiconductors's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 48.39%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Citigroup increased their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $210.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. They set a "buy" rating and a $276.00 price objective for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $205.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. 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, the company currently 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.

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