Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC Purchases New Stake in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Key Points

• Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC has invested $272,000 in NXP Semiconductors, acquiring 1,431 shares of the company.
• NXP Semiconductors reported a quarterly earnings per share of $2.72, exceeding the consensus estimate of $2.66, with revenue of $2.93 billion.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.014 per share, reflecting an annualized dividend of $4.06 and a yield of 1.8%.

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 1,431 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock, valued at approximately $272,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 15.2% in the 1st quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 5,281 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $1,004,000 after purchasing an additional 698 shares during the period. Sowell Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors during the 1st quarter worth approximately $320,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 133.5% during the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,153 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $409,000 after acquiring an additional 1,231 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp lifted its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 14.5% during the 1st quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 7,436 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $1,413,000 after acquiring an additional 943 shares during the period. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 18.2% during the 1st quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 12,653 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $2,418,000 after acquiring an additional 1,951 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.54% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NXPI has been the subject of several research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $276.00 price objective for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $205.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Citigroup upped their price target 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. Evercore ISI restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $289.00 price target (up from $237.00) on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $256.05.

Insider Transactions at NXP Semiconductors

In other news, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 in the company, valued at approximately $1,088,628.06. The trade was a 28.74% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO William Betz sold 6,785 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $227.34, for a total transaction of $1,542,501.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 1,520 shares in the company, valued at approximately $345,556.80. The trade was a 81.70% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 17,917 shares of company stock worth $4,082,002 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company's stock.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Up 1.5%

NASDAQ:NXPI traded up $3.38 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $222.66. The company had a trading volume of 1,432,035 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,948,040. 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 firm has a market cap of $56.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.54, a P/E/G ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.43. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $225.37 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $208.36. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a twelve month low of $148.09 and a twelve month high of $256.62.

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

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced 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 is Wednesday, September 17th. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. NXP Semiconductors's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 48.39%.

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.