NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI Shares Bought by Inspire Investing LLC

Key Points

• Inspire Investing LLC increased its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 21% during the first quarter, owning 10,499 shares worth approximately $1.996 million.
• Several institutional investors, including Wellington Management Group and Ameriprise Financial, also boosted their holdings in NXP Semiconductors significantly, reflecting strong institutional interest.
• The company's earnings for Q2 showed an EPS of $2.72, surpassing analysts' estimates, although revenue decreased by 6.4% year-over-year.

Inspire Investing LLC raised its holdings in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) by 21.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,499 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock after purchasing an additional 1,823 shares during the period. Inspire Investing LLC's holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $1,996,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 11.7% in the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,731,044 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $2,419,662,000 after purchasing an additional 1,330,474 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 1.1% in 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 acquiring an additional 87,820 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 8.2% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,693,126 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $891,975,000 after acquiring an additional 353,782 shares during the last quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA boosted its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 10.6% in 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 acquiring an additional 432,838 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 20.0% in the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,404,587 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $647,387,000 after acquiring an additional 567,831 shares during the last quarter. 90.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at NXP Semiconductors

In other NXP Semiconductors news, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction 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 sale, the president owned 4,958 shares in the company, valued at $1,088,628.06. The trade was a 28.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction 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 on Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $227.34, for a total value of $1,542,501.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 1,520 shares in the company, valued at $345,556.80. This represents a 81.70% 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 company insiders.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Performance

NASDAQ NXPI opened at $218.82 on Friday. The stock's fifty day moving average is $224.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $208.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $55.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.43. 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 N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $148.09 and a fifty-two week high of $256.62.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, July 21st. The semiconductor provider reported $2.72 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $2.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.90 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.20 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.890-3.300 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 earnings per share for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced 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 is Wednesday, September 17th. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. NXP Semiconductors's payout ratio is currently 48.39%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on NXPI. KeyCorp lifted their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $230.00 to $252.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $276.00 price target on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $205.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $276.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. Two research 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 company. According to MarketBeat.com, NXP Semiconductors currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $256.05.

About NXP Semiconductors

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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