Czech National Bank Purchases 3,376 Shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Key Points

• The Czech National Bank increased its holdings in NXP Semiconductors N.V. by 5.8%, acquiring an additional 3,376 shares, bringing its total ownership to 61,751 shares valued at approximately $13.49 million.
• Recent insider transactions included President Rafael Sotomayor selling 2,000 shares, leading to a 28.74% decrease in his stake, while EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 9,132 shares, resulting in a 25.21% decrease in her ownership.
• Analyst price targets for NXP Semiconductors have been consistently raised, with firms like UBS Group and Needham & Company issuing 'buy' ratings and increasing targets up to $276.

Czech National Bank lifted its position in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) by 5.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 61,751 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock after buying an additional 3,376 shares during the quarter. Czech National Bank's holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $13,492,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hemington Wealth Management boosted 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 worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Valley National Advisers Inc. boosted its position in shares of 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 period. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in NXP Semiconductors in the fourth quarter valued at about $44,000. Rossby Financial LCC acquired a new position in NXP Semiconductors in the first quarter valued at about $46,000. Finally, GoalVest Advisory LLC raised 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. 90.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at NXP Semiconductors

In other news, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the company'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 value of $439,140.00. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 9,132 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 27,088 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,230,240. This represents a 25.21% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 18,917 shares of company stock worth $4,298,212. 0.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. UBS Group boosted their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $276.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Citigroup boosted their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $210.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $230.00 to $252.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $195.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NXP Semiconductors currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $256.05.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of NASDAQ NXPI opened at $220.99 on Wednesday. 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 company has a market cap of $55.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.34, a PEG ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.43. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 12 month low of $148.09 and a 12 month high of $256.62. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $224.53 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $208.13.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 21st. The semiconductor provider reported $2.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 the consensus estimate of $2.90 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.20 earnings per share. The firm's 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. As a group, analysts forecast that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 17th will be paid a $1.014 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 17th. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. NXP Semiconductors's dividend payout ratio is currently 48.39%.

NXP Semiconductors Company 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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