Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd Buys 7,889 Shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Key Points

• Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd increased its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 454.4%, acquiring an additional 7,889 shares, bringing its total ownership to 9,625 shares valued at approximately $1.8 million.
• Several institutional investors, including Wellington Management Group LLP and GAMMA Investing LLC, also significantly increased their stakes in NXP Semiconductors during the first quarter.
• Analyst ratings for NXP Semiconductors reveal a consensus of "Moderate Buy" with an average price target of $256.05, as multiple firms raised their price targets, including Truist Financial, which increased its target from $230 to $252.

Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd grew its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) by 454.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 9,625 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock after acquiring an additional 7,889 shares during the quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd's holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $1,829,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake 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 worth $2,419,662,000 after buying an additional 1,330,474 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors during the first quarter valued at approximately $219,878,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 33.5% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,342,675 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $635,310,000 after acquiring an additional 839,113 shares during the last quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC lifted its position in NXP Semiconductors by 131.4% in the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 1,025,517 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $213,154,000 after acquiring an additional 582,317 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in NXP Semiconductors by 26,732.0% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 583,864 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $110,969,000 after acquiring an additional 581,688 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.54% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Evercore ISI restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $289.00 price target (up previously from $237.00) on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Thursday, June 12th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $250.00 price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $210.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Two equities research 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 company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $256.05.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Performance

Shares of NXPI stock traded down $4.41 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $219.28. 3,210,204 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,957,314. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $55.28 billion, a PE ratio of 26.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.56 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 firm has a 50 day moving average price of $225.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $208.28.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, July 21st. The semiconductor provider reported $2.72 earnings per share 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.90 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.20 earnings per share. NXP Semiconductors'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. On average, research analysts forecast that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 EPS for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.57, for a total value of $439,140.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president directly 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 9,132 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.00, for a total transaction of $2,100,360.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 27,088 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,230,240. This trade represents a 25.21% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 17,917 shares of company stock valued at $4,082,002. 0.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.