FY2025 EPS Estimates for NXPI Increased by Analyst

Key Points

• Cantor Fitzgerald has increased its FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for NXP Semiconductors to $10.31, raising the target price to $250.00 while maintaining an "Overweight" rating.
• Wells Fargo and KeyCorp also raised their price objectives for NXP Semiconductors, with KeyCorp setting a new target of $275.00, indicating strong analyst sentiment towards the stock.
• NXP Semiconductors reported quarterly earnings of $2.72 per share, exceeding the consensus estimate, with revenue of $2.93 billion for the quarter despite a 6.4% year-over-year decline.

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their FY2025 EPS estimates for NXP Semiconductors in a research note issued on Wednesday, July 23rd. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst M. Prisco now anticipates that the semiconductor provider will post earnings per share of $10.31 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $9.74. Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a "Overweight" rating and a $250.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for NXP Semiconductors' current full-year earnings is $10.28 per share. Cantor Fitzgerald also issued estimates for NXP Semiconductors' FY2026 earnings at $12.37 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on NXPI. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday. KeyCorp upped their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $276.00 price objective for the company. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, NXP Semiconductors currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $256.05.

NXP Semiconductors Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NXPI opened at $224.43 on Friday. The company's fifty day moving average is $214.92 and its 200 day moving average is $206.45. NXP Semiconductors has a fifty-two week low of $148.09 and a fifty-two week high of $264.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $56.70 billion, a PE ratio of 26.75, a P/E/G ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 1.47 and a current ratio of 1.74.

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 27.72%. 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.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NXP Semiconductors

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of NXPI. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. raised its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 121.7% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. now owns 153 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Hemington Wealth Management boosted its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 50.0% during the 1st quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 177 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. Hilltop National Bank purchased a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the 2nd quarter valued at about $44,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the 4th quarter valued at about $44,000. Finally, Valley National Advisers Inc. raised its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 118.9% during the 1st quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 232 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.54% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NXP Semiconductors news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 9,132 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.00, for a total value of $2,100,360.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 27,088 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,230,240. This represents a 25.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company's stock.

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 $1.014 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 25th. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.81%. NXP Semiconductors's dividend payout ratio is presently 48.39%.

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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