Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. Has $135.31 Million Stock Position in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) by 6.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 611,467 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock after purchasing an additional 34,805 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. owned 0.24% of NXP Semiconductors worth $135,305,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of NXPI. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in NXP Semiconductors by 11.9% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,583,718 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $2,865,690,000 after purchasing an additional 1,333,920 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in NXP Semiconductors by 307.7% during the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 1,179,129 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $268,523,000 after purchasing an additional 889,883 shares during the last quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 56.3% in the second quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 1,916,922 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $418,828,000 after buying an additional 690,277 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP lifted its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 6,342.2% in the third quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 673,403 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $153,354,000 after buying an additional 662,950 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 21.8% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,227,516 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $507,241,000 after buying an additional 398,250 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.54% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Andrew Hardy sold 5,289 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.00, for a total transaction of $1,242,915.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 2,020 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $474,700. The trade was a 72.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Christopher L. Jensen sold 4,576 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $234.03, for a total value of $1,070,921.28. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 5,389 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,261,187.67. This represents a 45.92% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 10,865 shares of company stock valued at $2,508,416. Insiders own 0.12% of the company's stock.

NXP Semiconductors Price Performance

NASDAQ NXPI opened at $303.55 on Thursday. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a twelve month low of $182.42 and a twelve month high of $303.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a current ratio of 2.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.64 billion, a PE ratio of 29.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.77. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $215.23 and a 200 day simple moving average of $219.37.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The semiconductor provider reported $3.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.98 by $0.07. NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 26.75% and a net margin of 21.03%.The business had revenue of $3.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.14 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.64 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.290-3.720 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 13.32 EPS for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 25th were given a dividend of $1.014 per share. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 25th. NXP Semiconductors's payout ratio is currently 38.76%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have weighed in on NXPI. Susquehanna boosted their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $210.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $270.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. KeyCorp boosted their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $300.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $235.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Loop Capital boosted their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $275.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, NXP Semiconductors has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $291.75.

NXP Semiconductors Company Profile

NXP Semiconductors N.V. is a global semiconductor company headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, that designs and supplies mixed-signal and standard product solutions for a broad range of end markets. The company focuses on enabling secure connections and infrastructure for embedded applications, developing technologies used across automotive, industrial and Internet of Things (IoT), mobile, and communication infrastructure segments. NXP's offerings target customers that require reliable, secure, and high-performance semiconductor components for connected devices and systems.

Product lines include microcontrollers and application processors, secure elements and authentication technologies, RF and high-power analog components, connectivity solutions, and vehicle networking and infotainment systems.

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