U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC Lowers Stock Position in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Key Points

• U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC significantly reduced its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 43.9% during the second quarter, now owning 1,893 shares valued at around $414,000.
• Insider trading is notable, with EVP Andrew Micallef and EVP Jennifer Wuamett selling a combined total of 10,132 shares, reflecting decreases in their ownership of more than 12.77% and 25.21%, respectively.
• Various analysts have updated their price targets for NXP Semiconductors, with targets ranging from $210.00 to $275.00 and a consensus average rating of "Moderate Buy."

U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC lowered its position in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) by 43.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,893 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock after selling 1,479 shares during the period. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $414,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hemington Wealth Management raised its holdings 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 valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the fourth quarter valued at about $44,000. Valley National Advisers Inc. raised its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 118.9% in the first quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 232 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Rossby Financial LCC bought a new position in NXP Semiconductors during the first quarter valued at about $46,000. Finally, GoalVest Advisory LLC grew its position in NXP Semiconductors by 472.9% during the first quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 275 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 227 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.54% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.21, for a total value of $216,210.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 6,828 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,476,281.88. This represents a 12.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 18,917 shares of company stock valued at $4,298,212. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NXPI has been the subject of several research reports. Stifel Nicolaus increased 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. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an "overweight" rating and set a $250.00 price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Needham & Company LLC increased 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target 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, Citigroup increased their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $210.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NXP Semiconductors has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $256.05.

NXP Semiconductors Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NXPI opened at $226.81 on Friday. 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 $57.18 billion, a PE ratio of 27.03, a P/E/G ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.43. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a twelve month low of $148.09 and a twelve month high of $256.62. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $224.43 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $208.68.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, July 21st. The semiconductor provider reported $2.72 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.66 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $2.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.90 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 17.72% and a return on equity of 27.99%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $3.20 earnings per share. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.890-3.300 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 EPS for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 17th will be issued a $1.014 dividend. 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 is presently 48.39%.

About NXP Semiconductors

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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