Point72 Europe London LLP Has $9.80 Million Stake in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Key Points

• Point72 Europe London LLP has reduced its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 23.3%, holding approximately $9.80 million worth of shares after selling 15,650 shares in the first quarter.
• Several institutional investors, including Hemington Wealth Management and GoalVest Advisory LLC, have increased their positions in NXP Semiconductors, with institutional ownership currently at 90.54% of the company's stock.
• NXP Semiconductors reported quarterly earnings of $2.72 per share, surpassing expectations by $0.06, while announcing a quarterly dividend of $1.014 per share, with a yield of 1.7%.

Point72 Europe London LLP decreased its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) by 23.3% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 51,550 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock after selling 15,650 shares during the period. Point72 Europe London LLP's holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $9,798,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in NXP Semiconductors by 11.7% during 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 purchasing an additional 1,330,474 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings 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 during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 8.2% in the 1st 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 period. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA grew its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 10.6% in the 1st 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 period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 20.0% in the 1st 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 period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.54% of the company's stock.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Down 1.9%

NASDAQ NXPI traded down $4.46 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $228.20. The company had a trading volume of 2,825,790 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,471,864. The firm's 50 day moving average is $224.84 and its 200 day moving average is $208.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The company has a market capitalization of $57.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.20, a P/E/G ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 1.43. 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 issued its quarterly 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 business had revenue of $2.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.90 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $3.20 earnings per share. 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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 17th will be issued a dividend of $1.014 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 17th. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. NXP Semiconductors's payout ratio is presently 48.39%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NXP Semiconductors news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 9,132 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.00, for a total value of $2,100,360.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 27,088 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,230,240. The trade was a 25.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.57, for a total transaction of $439,140.00. Following the transaction, the president owned 4,958 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,088,628.06. The trade was a 28.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 17,917 shares of company stock valued at $4,082,002 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NXPI has been the topic of a number of research reports. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $250.00 price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Evercore ISI restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $289.00 price target (up previously from $237.00) on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Thursday, June 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $276.00 target price on the stock. 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 note on Friday, July 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $205.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $256.05.

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.