NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

NXP Semiconductors is a global semiconductor company headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. It develops and supplies chips and related technologies for automotive, industrial and Internet of Things, mobile, and communications infrastructure applications.

Its products include microcontrollers and processors, analog and mixed-signal components, connectivity solutions, and security technologies. In the automotive sector, NXP supplies technologies used in vehicle networking, radar, and safety systems; its other offerings support applications such as secure identification and near-field communication.

The company traces its origins to Philips’ semiconductor business, which became an independent company in 2006. NXP serves customers worldwide and expanded its business with the 2015 acquisition of Freescale Semiconductor.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $253.31 to $267.44
• 50-Day Range: $218.98 to $269.51
• 52-Week Range: $183.00 to $339.95
• Volume: 1.67 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.72 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $65.98 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.60
• Dividend Yield: 1.55%
• Price Target: $295.78
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

NXP Semiconductors Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NXP Semiconductors scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 35th out of 592 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

NXP Semiconductors has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.58, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 16 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

NXP Semiconductors has a consensus price target of $295.78, representing about 14.3% upside from its current price of $258.85.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

NXP Semiconductors has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 22.30%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for NXP Semiconductors are expected to grow by 22.30% in the coming year, from $13.81 to $16.89 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of NXP Semiconductors is 20.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.43.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NXP Semiconductors is 20.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 44.96.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

NXP Semiconductors has a PEG Ratio of 0.91. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

NXP Semiconductors has a P/B Ratio of 5.23. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.47% of the float of NXP Semiconductors has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

NXP Semiconductors has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in NXP Semiconductors has recently increased by 3.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

NXP Semiconductors pays a meaningful dividend of 1.50%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

NXP Semiconductors does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of NXP Semiconductors is 31.92%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, NXP Semiconductors will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.04% next year. This indicates that NXP Semiconductors will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.16

News Sentiment

NXP Semiconductors has a news sentiment score of 1.16. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 28 news articles for NXP Semiconductors this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 11 people have searched for NXPI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -42% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

11 people have added NXP Semiconductors to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 450% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, NXP Semiconductors insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,574,523.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.05% of the stock of NXP Semiconductors is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.54% of the stock of NXP Semiconductors is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/8 Dividend: 9/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/8 Dividend: 9/16/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/08/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/28/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/01/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Semiconductors
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:NXPI
• CIK: 1413447
• Web: www.nxp.com
• Phone: (140) 272-9999
• Fax: 31-40-272-6533
• Employees: 32,169
• Year Founded: 2006

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for NXP Semiconductors: $295.78
• High Price Target: $400.00
• Low Price Target: $190.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.58
• Research Coverage: 26 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $12.72
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.54
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.47
• P/E Growth: 0.91
• Net Income: $2.02 billion
• Net Margins: 23.40%
• Pretax Margin: 30.08%
• Return on Equity: 28.57%
• Return on Assets: 11.87%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.80
• Current Ratio: 2.12
• Quick Ratio: 1.47

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $12.27 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.37
• Cash Flow: $13.20 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.79
• Book Value: $49.45 per share
• Price / Book: 5.28

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 252,050,000
• Free Float: 251,927,000
• Market Cap: $65.86 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.83