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

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in NXPI. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 20.6% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,276 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $265,000 after buying an additional 218 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC lifted its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 58.3% during the 4th quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 28,682 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $5,962,000 after purchasing an additional 10,558 shares in the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 5.9% during the 4th quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 6,294 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $1,309,000 after purchasing an additional 348 shares in the last quarter. Williams Jones Wealth Management LLC. lifted its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Williams Jones Wealth Management LLC. now owns 14,086 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $2,928,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Waverly Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in NXP Semiconductors during the 4th quarter worth about $1,168,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.54% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on NXPI. Susquehanna increased their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $195.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Citigroup upped their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $210.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $205.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $256.05.

NXP Semiconductors Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of NXPI stock traded down $2.46 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $224.05. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,420,077 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,176,654. The stock has a market capitalization of $56.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.70, a P/E/G ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.43. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a one year low of $148.09 and a one year high of $256.62. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $224.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $208.32. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) last issued 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. The firm had revenue of $2.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.90 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 27.99% and a net margin of 17.72%.The business's quarterly revenue was down 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.20 EPS. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.890-3.300 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 EPS for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 17th will be given a dividend of $1.014 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 17th. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. NXP Semiconductors's payout ratio is currently 48.27%.

Insider Transactions at NXP Semiconductors

In other NXP Semiconductors news, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the president owned 4,958 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,088,628.06. The trade was a 28.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.21, for a total value of $216,210.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 6,828 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,476,281.88. The trade was a 12.77% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 18,917 shares of company stock valued at $4,298,212. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company's stock.

About NXP Semiconductors

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.