NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI Stock Holdings Cut by Ceredex Value Advisors LLC

Key Points

• Ceredex Value Advisors LLC reduced its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 2.5%, now holding 393,484 shares, making it the 7th largest position in their portfolio.
• Institutional ownership of NXP Semiconductors is high at 90.54%, with several firms increasing their stakes significantly in the first quarter.
• Analysts have raised price targets for NXP Semiconductors, with a consensus price target of $256.05 and ratings ranging from "Strong Buy" to "Hold."

Ceredex Value Advisors LLC trimmed its stake in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) by 2.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 393,484 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock after selling 9,914 shares during the period. NXP Semiconductors accounts for 1.6% of Ceredex Value Advisors LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest position. Ceredex Value Advisors LLC owned 0.16% of NXP Semiconductors worth $74,786,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently issued reports on NXPI shares. Barclays upped their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Susquehanna upped their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $195.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. They set a "buy" rating and a $276.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $250.00 target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, NXP Semiconductors has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $256.05.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Performance

Shares of NXPI traded up $1.40 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $239.07. The company had a trading volume of 1,615,746 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,651,797. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 52-week low of $148.09 and a 52-week high of $257.61. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $60.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.49, a PEG ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 1.41. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $223.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of $208.39.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, July 21st. The semiconductor provider reported $2.72 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.66 by $0.06. NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 27.99% and a net margin of 17.72%.The firm had revenue of $2.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.90 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.20 earnings per share. The company's revenue was down 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.890-3.300 EPS. On average, analysts expect that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 earnings per share for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 17th will be paid a $1.014 dividend. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. NXP Semiconductors's payout ratio is 48.39%.

Insider Transactions at NXP Semiconductors

In other NXP Semiconductors news, CFO William Betz sold 6,785 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $227.34, for a total transaction of $1,542,501.90. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 1,520 shares in the company, valued at approximately $345,556.80. This represents a 81.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.57, for a total value of $439,140.00. Following the transaction, the president owned 4,958 shares in the company, valued at $1,088,628.06. This represents a 28.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 17,917 shares of company stock worth $4,082,002 over the last quarter. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.