SCS Capital Management LLC Purchases Shares of 1,532 NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Key Points

• SCS Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in NXP Semiconductors N.V. by purchasing 1,532 shares valued at approximately $291,000 during the first quarter.
• Analysts have shown increased optimism for NXP Semiconductors, with price targets raised by firms like Truist Financial and Needham & Company, showing a general trend of positive ratings for the stock.
• NXP Semiconductors reported quarterly earnings with an EPS of $2.72, exceeding estimates, although revenue was down by 6.4% compared to the previous year.

SCS Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 1,532 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock, valued at approximately $291,000.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 15.8% in 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 last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC raised its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 698 shares during the period. Sowell Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the first quarter valued at about $320,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 1,231 shares during the period. Finally, M&T Bank Corp raised its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 943 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.54% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NXPI has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $230.00 to $252.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. KeyCorp increased their price objective 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. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $205.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective 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. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $256.05.

NXP Semiconductors Price Performance

NASDAQ:NXPI opened at $218.82 on Friday. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 52 week low of $148.09 and a 52 week high of $256.62. The firm has a market cap of $55.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.08, a P/E/G ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.43. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $224.90 and its 200 day simple moving average is $208.22. 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 (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly 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 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 analyst estimates of $2.90 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.20 earnings per share. NXP Semiconductors's revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 earnings per share for the current 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 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 17th. NXP Semiconductors's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 48.39%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NXP Semiconductors news, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the 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 directly owned 4,958 shares in the company, valued at $1,088,628.06. This represents a 28.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 9,132 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.00, for a total transaction of $2,100,360.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 27,088 shares in the company, valued at $6,230,240. The trade was a 25.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 17,917 shares of company stock valued at $4,082,002. 0.12% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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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