Morse Asset Management Inc Has $849,000 Stock Holdings in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Key Points

• Morse Asset Management reduced its NXP position by 61.9% in Q4, selling 6,340 shares and now holds 3,910 shares valued at about $849,000.
• Analysts remain largely constructive—MarketBeat's consensus is a "Moderate Buy" with an average price target of $289.88, and several firms recently raised targets as high as $295.
• NXP beat Q1 estimates (EPS $3.05 vs. $2.98; revenue $3.18B vs. $3.14B), set Q2 2026 guidance of $3.29–$3.72 EPS, and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.014 (≈1.4% yield).

Morse Asset Management Inc cut its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) by 61.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,910 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock after selling 6,340 shares during the period. Morse Asset Management Inc's holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $849,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC bought a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors during the third quarter worth about $6,096,000. ING Groep NV raised its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 27.5% during the third quarter. ING Groep NV now owns 104,850 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $23,877,000 after acquiring an additional 22,631 shares during the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas raised its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 16.4% during the fourth quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 45,366 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $9,847,000 after acquiring an additional 6,379 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 7.2% during the third quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 689,579 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $155,686,000 after acquiring an additional 46,426 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 21.8% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,227,516 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $507,241,000 after acquiring an additional 398,250 shares during the last quarter. 90.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a "buy" rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Susquehanna lifted their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $210.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Barclays lifted their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $255.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $215.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $289.88.

NXP Semiconductors Trading Down 1.5%

Shares of NXP Semiconductors stock opened at $290.76 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a current ratio of 2.24. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 52 week low of $180.63 and a 52 week high of $299.80. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $212.58 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $218.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $73.41 billion, a PE ratio of 27.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.77.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The semiconductor provider reported $3.05 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.98 by $0.07. NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 26.75% and a net margin of 21.03%.The firm had revenue of $3.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.14 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.64 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 13.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 25th. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. NXP Semiconductors's payout ratio is presently 38.85%.

Insider Activity at NXP Semiconductors

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

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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