Guggenheim Capital LLC Has $12.92 Million Stake in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Key Points

• Guggenheim Capital LLC has reduced its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 18.5%, now holding 67,990 shares valued at approximately $12.9 million.
• Multiple institutional investors, including Ieq Capital LLC and Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC, have increased their positions in NXP Semiconductors, indicating strong market interest with hedge funds collectively owning 90.54% of the stock.
• Analysts have issued optimistic forecasts with price targets for NXP Semiconductors rising, including UBS raising their target from $250 to $276, reflecting a generally favorable outlook for the company’s future performance.

Guggenheim Capital LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) by 18.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 67,990 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock after selling 15,484 shares during the period. Guggenheim Capital LLC's holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $12,922,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hemington Wealth Management grew its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 50.0% during the first quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 177 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. Valley National Advisers Inc. grew its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 118.9% during the first quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 232 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the period. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in NXP Semiconductors during the fourth quarter worth about $44,000. Rossby Financial LCC acquired a new position in NXP Semiconductors during the first quarter worth about $46,000. Finally, GoalVest Advisory LLC grew its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 472.9% during the first quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 275 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 227 shares during the period. 90.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NXP Semiconductors news, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the firm's 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 sale, the president directly owned 4,958 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,088,628.06. This trade represents a 28.74% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO William Betz sold 6,785 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The stock was 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 $345,556.80. The trade was a 81.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 17,917 shares of company stock worth $4,082,002. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently issued reports on NXPI. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on NXP Semiconductors in a report on Thursday, July 10th. They set a "buy" rating and a $276.00 target price on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $250.00 target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Truist Financial lifted their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $230.00 to $252.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Susquehanna lifted their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $195.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target 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 given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $256.05.

NXP Semiconductors Trading Down 1.8%

NXPI traded down $4.22 during trading on Monday, reaching $234.85. The company had a trading volume of 2,250,744 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,581,064. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $224.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $208.40. The company has a market cap of $59.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.99, a PEG ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 1.43. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 12-month low of $148.09 and a 12-month high of $257.61. 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 (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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. NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 27.99% and a net margin of 17.72%.The firm had revenue of $2.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.90 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.20 EPS. NXP Semiconductors's revenue was down 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.890-3.300 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 earnings per share for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. NXP Semiconductors's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 48.39%.

NXP Semiconductors 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.