Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Has $4.50 Million Holdings in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Key Points

• Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. significantly reduced its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 68.5%, now owning 23,665 shares valued at approximately $4.50 million.
• Other institutional investors, including Wellington Management and Ameriprise Financial, increased their stakes in NXP Semiconductors during the first quarter, indicating strong institutional interest in the stock.
• NXP Semiconductors reported $2.72 EPS for the last quarter, surpassing analysts' expectations, although their revenue decreased by 6.4% year-over-year.

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. cut its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) by 68.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 23,665 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock after selling 51,451 shares during the quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.'s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $4,498,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 11.7% during the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,731,044 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $2,419,662,000 after purchasing an additional 1,330,474 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 1.1% during the first quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 8,134,050 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $1,545,958,000 after purchasing an additional 87,820 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 8.2% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,693,126 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $891,975,000 after purchasing an additional 353,782 shares during the period. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA increased its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 10.6% during the first quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 4,519,132 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $858,902,000 after purchasing an additional 432,838 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 20.0% during the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,404,587 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $647,387,000 after purchasing an additional 567,831 shares during the period. 90.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Performance

NASDAQ NXPI opened at $237.67 on Thursday. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $223.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $208.19. The stock has a market cap of $59.92 billion, a PE ratio of 28.33, a PEG ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 1.41. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $148.09 and a fifty-two week 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 posted its 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. The firm had revenue of $2.93 billion for 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 company's revenue was down 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm 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 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 25th were paid a dividend of $1.014 per share. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 25th. NXP Semiconductors's payout ratio is presently 48.39%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction 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 sale, the president 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 9,132 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.00, for a total transaction of $2,100,360.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 27,088 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,230,240. This represents a 25.21% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 17,917 shares of company stock valued at $4,082,002. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NXPI has been the topic of several recent research reports. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $195.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. 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 on the stock. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price 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.

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