Paloma Partners Management Co Purchases Shares of 41,250 NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Key Points

• Paloma Partners Management Co has acquired a new $7.84 million stake in NXP Semiconductors N.V., purchasing 41,250 shares during the first quarter.
• Multiple institutional investors have increased their holdings in NXP Semiconductors, reflecting strong interest with 90.54% of the stock currently owned by institutional shareholders.
• NXP Semiconductors reported earnings per share of $2.72 for the last quarter, exceeding expectations, despite a year-over-year revenue decline of 6.4%.

Paloma Partners Management Co purchased a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 41,250 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock, valued at approximately $7,840,000. NXP Semiconductors comprises approximately 1.0% of Paloma Partners Management Co's investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC boosted its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 15.2% in the first quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 5,281 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $1,004,000 after acquiring an additional 698 shares during the last quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in NXP Semiconductors in the first quarter valued at about $320,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 133.5% in the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,153 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $409,000 after acquiring an additional 1,231 shares during the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp boosted its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 14.5% in the first quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 7,436 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $1,413,000 after acquiring an additional 943 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 18.2% in the first quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 12,653 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $2,418,000 after acquiring an additional 1,951 shares during the last quarter. 90.54% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NXP Semiconductors Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:NXPI traded down $2.81 on Thursday, hitting $225.39. The company had a trading volume of 3,308,855 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,976,163. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $225.08 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $208.77. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 1 year low of $148.09 and a 1 year high of $256.62. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $56.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.86, a P/E/G ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 1.43.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $2.66 by $0.06. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 17.72% and a return on equity of 27.99%. The firm had revenue of $2.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.90 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.20 EPS. The company's quarterly 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. Equities analysts anticipate that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 17th will be given a dividend of $1.014 per share. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 17th. NXP Semiconductors's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 48.39%.

Insider Activity at NXP Semiconductors

In related news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 9,132 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.00, for a total transaction of $2,100,360.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 27,088 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,230,240. This trade represents a 25.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.57, for a total transaction of $439,140.00. Following the sale, the president owned 4,958 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,088,628.06. This represents a 28.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 17,917 shares of company stock valued at $4,082,002 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently issued reports on NXPI shares. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. KeyCorp boosted their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target 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. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $276.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $276.00 price target on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, NXP Semiconductors presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus 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.