Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Purchases 71,185 Shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Key Points

• Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 4.6%, now holding over 1.62 million shares valued at approximately $308.65 million.
• Several hedge funds have significantly boosted their positions in NXP Semiconductors, with investments indicating strong institutional interest as 90.54% of the shares are now held by institutional investors.
• Analysts have raised their price targets for NXP Semiconductors, with Barclays setting a new target at $220.00 and Evercore ISI adjusting theirs to $289.00, reflecting a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy."

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) by 4.6% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,623,987 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock after purchasing an additional 71,185 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned 0.64% of NXP Semiconductors worth $308,653,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in NXPI. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 20.6% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,276 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $265,000 after acquiring an additional 218 shares during the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 15,155 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $3,157,000 after purchasing an additional 811 shares in the last quarter. Mariner LLC increased its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 30,534 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $6,347,000 after purchasing an additional 1,661 shares during the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC raised its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 137.0% in the fourth quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 2,086 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $434,000 after purchasing an additional 1,206 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP lifted its position in NXP Semiconductors by 8,930.8% during the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 117,400 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $24,402,000 after purchasing an additional 116,100 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.54% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at NXP Semiconductors

In related news, CFO William Betz sold 6,785 shares of the business'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 completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,520 shares in the company, valued at $345,556.80. The trade was a 81.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 9,132 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 27,088 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,230,240. This represents a 25.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 17,917 shares of company stock valued at $4,082,002 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company's stock.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Down 2.2%

Shares of NASDAQ NXPI traded down $5.0080 during trading on Thursday, reaching $223.7620. The company had a trading volume of 1,164,549 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,013,911. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 12-month low of $148.09 and a 12-month high of $257.61. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99. The business's 50-day moving average is $220.99 and its 200 day moving average is $207.35. The stock has a market cap of $56.41 billion, a PE ratio of 26.73, a P/E/G ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 1.41.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 21st. The semiconductor provider reported $2.72 earnings per share (EPS) 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.90 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.20 EPS. NXP Semiconductors'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, equities 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 25th were issued a dividend of $1.014 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 25th. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. NXP Semiconductors's dividend payout ratio is presently 48.27%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on NXPI. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. They set a "buy" rating and a $276.00 price objective on the stock. KGI Securities raised NXP Semiconductors to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Evercore ISI restated an "outperform" rating and set a $289.00 target price (up from $237.00) on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Thursday, June 12th. 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, Citigroup boosted their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $210.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, NXP Semiconductors presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $256.05.

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.