TD Cowen Lowers NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) Price Target to $260.00

Key Points

• TD Cowen has reduced its price target for NXP Semiconductors from $270.00 to $260.00, maintaining a "buy" rating, suggesting a potential upside of 26.60% from the current stock price.
• Other firms have varied outlooks on NXP, with Evercore ISI setting a higher price target of $289.00 and UBS Group increasing theirs to $276.00, indicating a general trend of optimism among analysts.
• Despite recent cuts in price targets, NXP Semiconductors reported strong quarterly earnings of $2.72 per share, surpassing expectations, although revenue decreased by 6.4% year-over-year.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) had its price target dropped by analysts at TD Cowen from $270.00 to $260.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has a "buy" rating on the semiconductor provider's stock. TD Cowen's price objective would indicate a potential upside of 26.60% from the company's current price.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on NXPI. Evercore ISI reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $289.00 price objective (up from $237.00) on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c)" rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Wednesday. KGI Securities raised shares of NXP Semiconductors to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $276.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, NXP Semiconductors currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $257.06.

NXP Semiconductors Trading Down 7.2%

Shares of NXPI opened at $205.37 on Friday. 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 stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $224.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of $210.04. NXP Semiconductors has a 1 year low of $148.09 and a 1 year high of $256.62. The stock has a market cap of $51.78 billion, a PE ratio of 24.48, a PEG ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.44.

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

Insider Transactions at NXP Semiconductors

In related news, EVP Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.21, for a total transaction of $216,210.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 6,828 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,476,281.88. The trade was a 12.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO William Betz sold 6,785 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $227.34, for a total transaction of $1,542,501.90. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,520 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $345,556.80. This trade represents a 81.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have 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.

Institutional Trading of NXP Semiconductors

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in NXP Semiconductors by 2.8% during the second quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,824 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $399,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. IHT Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 4.6% during the second quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,193 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $261,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the period. Fox Run Management L.L.C. raised its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 3.3% in the first quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. now owns 1,669 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $317,000 after buying an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC raised its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 3.5% in the first quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 1,635 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $312,000 after buying an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TFB Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 4.9% in the first quarter. TFB Advisors LLC now owns 1,203 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $229,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the period. 90.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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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