Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC Sells 2,831 Shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Key Points

• Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC reduced its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 5.1%, selling 2,831 shares during the first quarter, leaving it with a total of 52,966 shares valued at approximately $10.07 million.
• Several hedge funds have recently adjusted their positions in NXP, with Brighton Jones LLC increasing its holdings by 20.6% and Marshall Wace LLP dramatically raising its stake by over 8,930%.
• NXP Semiconductors announced a quarterly dividend of $1.014 per share, reflecting an annualized yield of 1.8% and a payout ratio of approximately 48.27%.

Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC trimmed its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) by 5.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 52,966 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock after selling 2,831 shares during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC's holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $10,067,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Fox Run Management L.L.C. grew its position in NXP Semiconductors by 3.3% during the first quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. now owns 1,669 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $317,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the period. AlphaCore Capital LLC grew its position in NXP Semiconductors by 3.5% during the first quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 1,635 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $312,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the period. Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its position in NXP Semiconductors by 14.7% during the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 446 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $85,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the period. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund grew its position in NXP Semiconductors by 0.3% during the first quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 21,810 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $4,145,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the period. Finally, Hemington Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 50.0% in the first quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 177 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. 90.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

NXP Semiconductors Price Performance

Shares of NXPI stock traded up $10.90 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $234.83. The company had a trading volume of 2,993,968 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,723,165. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $221.60 and its 200-day moving average price is $207.71. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 52-week low of $148.09 and a 52-week high of $257.61. The company has a market capitalization of $59.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.99, a P/E/G ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.20.

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

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 25th were given a dividend of $1.014 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 25th. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. NXP Semiconductors's dividend payout ratio is 48.39%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on NXPI. KGI Securities upgraded shares of NXP Semiconductors to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $205.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $250.00 price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Barclays raised their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Two equities 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, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $256.05.

Insider Buying and Selling at NXP Semiconductors

In other NXP Semiconductors news, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the company's 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 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 document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO William Betz sold 6,785 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction 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 directly owned 1,520 shares of the company's stock, valued at $345,556.80. The trade was a 81.70% 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 worth $4,082,002 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company's stock.

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.