Arista Wealth Management LLC Takes $614,000 Position in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Key Points

• Arista Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in NXP Semiconductors N.V. valued at approximately $614,000 by purchasing 2,809 shares during the second quarter.
• Institutional investors, including Wellington Management Group and Ameriprise Financial, have significantly increased their holdings in NXP Semiconductors, with 90.54% of the company's stock owned by these entities.
• Wall Street analysts show a positive outlook for NXP Semiconductors, with several raising price targets and an average consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

Arista Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 2,809 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock, valued at approximately $614,000.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of NXPI. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 11.7% in the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,731,044 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $2,419,662,000 after purchasing an additional 1,330,474 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the first quarter worth about $219,878,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 33.5% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,342,675 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $635,310,000 after buying an additional 839,113 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 20.0% in the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,404,587 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $647,387,000 after buying an additional 567,831 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. lifted its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 44.7% in the first quarter. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. now owns 1,730,255 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $328,852,000 after buying an additional 534,404 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.54% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Susquehanna raised their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $195.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. KGI Securities raised shares of NXP Semiconductors to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $276.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $250.00 price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $257.06.

NXP Semiconductors Price Performance

Shares of NXPI stock opened at $217.41 on Friday. 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 firm's 50-day moving average is $225.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $210.60. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 12 month low of $148.09 and a 12 month high of $256.62. The company has a market capitalization of $54.81 billion, a PE ratio of 25.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 1.44.

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, beating 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 firm had revenue of $2.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.90 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.20 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was down 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.890-3.300 EPS. Analysts predict that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 earnings per share for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at NXP Semiconductors

In other news, EVP Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.21, for a total transaction of $216,210.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 6,828 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,476,281.88. The trade was a 12.77% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the business'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 sale, the president owned 4,958 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,088,628.06. This represents a 28.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 9,785 shares of company stock worth $2,197,852. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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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