NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) Given Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

Key Points

• NXP Semiconductors has received an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from twenty research firms, with fifteen analysts rating it a buy and two assigning a strong buy rating.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $1.014 per share, representing a dividend yield of 1.8%, to be paid on October 8th.
• NXP reported earnings of $2.72 per share for the last quarter, exceeding expectations, and is forecasting between $2.890 and $3.300 EPS for Q3 2025.

Shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the twenty research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $256.0526.

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Evercore ISI reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $289.00 price objective (up from $237.00) on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Thursday, June 12th. KGI Securities upgraded shares of NXP Semiconductors to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $230.00 to $252.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. They set a "buy" rating and a $276.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lifted 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, July 22nd.

NXP Semiconductors Price Performance

Shares of NXPI opened at $219.27 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $55.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.43. NXP Semiconductors has a twelve month low of $148.09 and a twelve month high of $256.62. 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 company has a 50 day moving average of $224.76 and a two-hundred day moving average of $208.04.

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

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 17th will be paid a dividend of $1.014 per share. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 17th. NXP Semiconductors's payout ratio is presently 48.39%.

Insider Transactions at NXP Semiconductors

In related news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 9,132 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.00, for a total transaction of $2,100,360.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 27,088 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,230,240. This trade represents a 25.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the president directly owned 4,958 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,088,628.06. This trade represents a 28.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 17,917 shares of company stock worth $4,082,002. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. increased its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 121.7% in the second quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. now owns 153 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in NXP Semiconductors in the second quarter valued at $35,000. Hemington Wealth Management increased its holdings in 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 buying an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC increased its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 375.6% in the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 195 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legacy Investment Solutions LLC purchased a new position in NXP Semiconductors in the second quarter valued at $43,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.54% of the company's stock.

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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