Financial Advisors Network Inc. Boosts Stock Holdings in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Key Points

• Financial Advisors Network Inc. raised its stock position in NXP Semiconductors by 17.4%, now holding 12,325 shares valued at approximately $2.34 million.
• NXP Semiconductors reported a quarterly earnings EPS of $2.72, exceeding expectations by $0.06, though revenue decreased by 6.4% year-over-year.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $1.014 per share, yielding 1.8%, with a payout ratio of 48.27%.

Financial Advisors Network Inc. grew its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) by 17.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 12,325 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock after acquiring an additional 1,824 shares during the period. Financial Advisors Network Inc.'s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $2,342,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 11.7% during 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 during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 1.1% during the first quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 8,134,050 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $1,545,958,000 after buying an additional 87,820 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 8.2% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,693,126 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $891,975,000 after buying an additional 353,782 shares during the last quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA grew its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 10.6% during the first quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 4,519,132 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $858,902,000 after buying an additional 432,838 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 14.4% during the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,836,756 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $589,622,000 after buying an additional 357,309 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.54% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on NXPI. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Two 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $256.05.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Performance

NXPI stock traded up $10.90 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $234.83. The company had a trading volume of 2,993,936 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,019,055. The firm has a market cap of $59.21 billion, a PE ratio of 27.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.74. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 12 month low of $148.09 and a 12 month high of $257.61. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $221.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $207.49.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 21st. The semiconductor provider reported $2.72 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.66 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $2.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.90 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 17.72% and a return on equity of 27.99%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.20 earnings per share. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.890-3.300 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 25th were given a $1.014 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 25th. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. NXP Semiconductors's payout ratio is currently 48.39%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NXP Semiconductors news, CFO William Betz sold 6,785 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief financial officer owned 1,520 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $345,556.80. The trade was a 81.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company's stock, valued at $1,088,628.06. The trade was a 28.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 17,917 shares of company stock valued at $4,082,002. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company's stock.

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.