Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Raises Holdings in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Key Points

• Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 13.6% during Q2, bringing its total shares to 18,004, valued at approximately $3.93 million.
• NXP Semiconductors reported a Q2 EPS of $2.72, exceeding analysts' expectations of $2.66, although revenue declined 6.4% year-over-year to $2.93 billion.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.014 per share, with an annualized yield of 1.9%, reflecting a payout ratio of 48.39%.

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC grew its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) by 13.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 18,004 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock after purchasing an additional 2,151 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC's holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $3,934,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 11.7% during 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 buying an additional 1,330,474 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 1.1% during 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 buying an additional 87,820 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 8.2% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,693,126 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $891,975,000 after buying an additional 353,782 shares during the last quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA grew its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 10.6% during 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 buying an additional 432,838 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 20.0% during the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,404,587 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $647,387,000 after buying an additional 567,831 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.54% of the company's stock.

NXP Semiconductors Price Performance

NXPI stock opened at $216.11 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $224.89 and a 200-day moving average of $210.37. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 12-month low of $148.09 and a 12-month high of $256.62. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99. The company has a market cap of $54.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.76, a PEG ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 1.44.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 21st. The semiconductor provider reported $2.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $2.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.90 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.20 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.890-3.300 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 17th were given a dividend of $1.014 per share. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 17th. NXP Semiconductors's payout ratio is currently 48.39%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, 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 completion of the transaction, the president directly owned 4,958 shares in the company, valued at $1,088,628.06. The trade was a 28.74% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO William Betz sold 6,785 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $227.34, for a total value of $1,542,501.90. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 1,520 shares of the company's stock, valued at $345,556.80. This represents a 81.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 9,785 shares of company stock worth $2,197,852 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.12% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently issued reports on NXPI. KGI Securities raised NXP Semiconductors to a "strong-buy" 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. Truist Financial raised 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. Citigroup raised their price objective 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. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised 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. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, NXP Semiconductors has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $257.06.

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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