NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) Given Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the twenty-one research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Four equities research 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 1-year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $254.2778.

NXPI has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Citigroup upped their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $210.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c)" rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Susquehanna upped their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $195.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd.

NXP Semiconductors Trading Down 7.2%

Shares of NASDAQ NXPI opened at $205.37 on Friday. The business's 50 day moving average is $224.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is $210.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.20. NXP Semiconductors has a 1-year low of $148.09 and a 1-year high of $256.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $51.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.48, a PEG ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.44.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 return on equity of 27.99% and a net margin of 17.72%.The company had revenue of $2.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.90 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.20 earnings per share. The firm'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, research analysts expect that NXP Semiconductors will post 10.28 EPS for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 17th were issued a dividend of $1.014 per share. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 17th. NXP Semiconductors's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 48.39%.

Insider Buying and Selling at NXP Semiconductors

In other NXP Semiconductors news, CFO William Betz sold 6,785 shares of the company's stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,520 shares in the company, valued at approximately $345,556.80. This represents a 81.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.57, for a total value of $439,140.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president owned 4,958 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,088,628.06. This represents a 28.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 9,785 shares of company stock valued at $2,197,852 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NXP Semiconductors

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in NXPI. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in NXP Semiconductors by 20.6% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,276 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $265,000 after acquiring an additional 218 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in NXP Semiconductors by 133.5% during the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,153 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $409,000 after acquiring an additional 1,231 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in NXP Semiconductors by 41.2% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,072 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $584,000 after acquiring an additional 896 shares in the last quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC bought a new stake in NXP Semiconductors during the 1st quarter valued at $265,000. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its position in NXP Semiconductors by 10.4% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 18,377 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $3,493,000 after acquiring an additional 1,724 shares in the last quarter. 90.54% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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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