NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI Holdings Raised by Vantage Investment Partners LLC

Key Points

• Vantage Investment Partners LLC has increased its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 5.2%, now owning 34,193 shares valued at $7.47 million.
• Several institutional investors have also boosted their positions in NXP, resulting in 90.54% of the company's stock being owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
• NXP Semiconductors declared a quarterly dividend of $1.014, representing an annualized dividend of $4.06 and a yield of 1.8%.

Vantage Investment Partners LLC increased its stake in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) by 5.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 34,193 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock after purchasing an additional 1,675 shares during the quarter. Vantage Investment Partners LLC's holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $7,471,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 15.8% during the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 9,336 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $1,774,000 after acquiring an additional 1,274 shares during the period. Generate Investment Management Ltd bought a new position in NXP Semiconductors during the 2nd quarter valued at $8,737,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 163.7% during the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 113,896 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $24,885,000 after purchasing an additional 70,697 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC increased its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 15.2% during the 1st quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 5,281 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $1,004,000 after purchasing an additional 698 shares during the period. Finally, Cullen Investment Group LTD. raised its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 14.0% in the 2nd quarter. Cullen Investment Group LTD. now owns 11,903 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $2,601,000 after buying an additional 1,458 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.54% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NXPI has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. 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. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $195.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $205.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $230.00 to $252.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $256.05.

Insider Transactions at NXP Semiconductors

In other NXP Semiconductors news, EVP Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.21, for a total transaction of $216,210.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 6,828 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,476,281.88. This represents a 12.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO William Betz sold 6,785 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $227.34, for a total transaction of $1,542,501.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,520 shares in the company, valued at approximately $345,556.80. This represents a 81.70% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 9,785 shares of company stock worth $2,197,852. 0.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

NXP Semiconductors Price Performance

NXPI opened at $228.89 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 1 year low of $148.09 and a 1 year high of $256.62. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $224.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $209.62. The stock has a market cap of $57.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.28, a PEG ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.44.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) last posted 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. The company had revenue of $2.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.90 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 27.99% and a net margin of 17.72%.The business's quarterly revenue was down 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $3.20 EPS. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.890-3.300 EPS. Analysts forecast that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 17th will be given a $1.014 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 17th. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. NXP Semiconductors's payout ratio is currently 48.27%.

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.

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