UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC Buys 149,039 Shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Key Points

• UBS Asset Management increased its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 5.6%, acquiring an additional 149,039 shares, raising its total holdings to 2,820,427 shares worth approximately $536 million.
• Wall Street analysts have set a consensus price target of $256.05 for NXP Semiconductors, with ratings of two strong buy, fifteen buy, and three hold.
• NXP Semiconductors recently announced a quarterly dividend of $1.014 per share, with a yearly dividend yield of 1.8% and an upcoming payment on October 8th.

UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its holdings in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) by 5.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,820,427 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock after acquiring an additional 149,039 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC owned 1.12% of NXP Semiconductors worth $536,050,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in shares of 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 worth $2,419,662,000 after acquiring 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 period. 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 period. 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 period. 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 period. Institutional investors own 90.54% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NXPI has been the subject of a number of research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $205.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Evercore ISI reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $289.00 price target (up from $237.00) on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Thursday, June 12th. Truist Financial increased their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $230.00 to $252.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. KeyCorp increased their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two investment 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's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $256.05.

NXP Semiconductors Price Performance

Shares of NXPI stock opened at $223.69 on Wednesday. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 52-week low of $148.09 and a 52-week high of $256.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $56.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.66, a P/E/G ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 1.43. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $225.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $208.28.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 21st. The semiconductor provider reported $2.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $2.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.90 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.20 EPS. NXP Semiconductors'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. 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 paid a dividend of $1.014 per share. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 17th. NXP Semiconductors's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 48.39%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 9,132 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 27,088 shares in the company, valued at $6,230,240. The trade was a 25.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the business's 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 transaction, the president owned 4,958 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,088,628.06. This trade represents a 28.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 17,917 shares of company stock worth $4,082,002 in the last ninety days. 0.12% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.

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