21,816 Shares in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI Purchased by Magnetar Financial LLC

Key Points

• Magnetar Financial LLC acquired a new position in NXP Semiconductors, purchasing 21,816 shares valued at approximately $4.1 million during the first quarter.
• Several institutional investors, including Wellington Management and Price T Rowe Associates, significantly increased their stakes in NXP Semiconductors, now owning over 90% of the company's stock.
• Analysts have raised their price targets for NXP Semiconductors, with an average target of $256.05, indicating strong market confidence in the company's prospects.

Magnetar Financial LLC bought a new stake in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 21,816 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock, valued at approximately $4,146,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hemington Wealth Management grew its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 50.0% in 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 in the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the fourth quarter worth $44,000. Valley National Advisers Inc. grew its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 118.9% in 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 in the last quarter. Rossby Financial LCC acquired a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the first quarter worth $46,000. Finally, GoalVest Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 472.9% in 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 in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.54% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 9,132 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 27,088 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,230,240. This represents a 25.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were 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 of the company's stock, valued at $1,088,628.06. The trade was a 28.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 17,917 shares of company stock valued at $4,082,002. Insiders own 0.12% of the company's stock.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Performance

NASDAQ NXPI traded down $4.22 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $234.85. The company had a trading volume of 2,250,744 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,581,064. 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 1-year low of $148.09 and a 1-year high of $257.61. The company has a market cap of $59.21 billion, a PE ratio of 27.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 1.43. The business has a 50 day moving average of $224.56 and a 200-day moving average of $208.47.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 21st. The semiconductor provider reported $2.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.90 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.20 earnings per share. NXP Semiconductors's revenue for the quarter was down 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.890-3.300 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 EPS 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 issued a $1.014 dividend. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 17th. NXP Semiconductors's dividend payout ratio is presently 48.39%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have commented on NXPI shares. KGI Securities upgraded shares of NXP Semiconductors to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $250.00 target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $276.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned 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 a consensus price target of $256.05.

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.