Zacks Research Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for NXPI

Key Points

• Zacks Research Analysts have downgraded NXP Semiconductors' earnings estimates for Q4 2026 from $3.00 to $2.99 per share.
• NXP Semiconductors reported earnings of $2.72 per share in its last quarterly results, beating analysts' expectations of $2.66.
• Despite a decrease in quarterly revenue compared to the previous year, total earnings for the current full-year are still expected at $10.28 per share according to consensus estimates.

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report issued on Monday, August 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the semiconductor provider will post earnings per share of $2.99 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.00. The consensus estimate for NXP Semiconductors' current full-year earnings is $10.28 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for NXP Semiconductors' Q1 2027 earnings at $2.65 EPS.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, July 21st. The semiconductor provider reported $2.72 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.66 by $0.06. The company 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 firm's revenue for the quarter was down 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.20 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. TD Cowen raised their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Evercore ISI restated an "outperform" rating and set a $289.00 price target (up from $237.00) on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Thursday, June 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on NXP Semiconductors in a report on Thursday, July 10th. They set a "buy" rating and a $276.00 price target for the company. Barclays raised their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $229.00 price objective on NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $256.05.

NXP Semiconductors Trading Down 1.0%

NXP Semiconductors stock opened at $205.16 on Tuesday. NXP Semiconductors has a 12 month low of $148.09 and a 12 month high of $259.74. 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 business's fifty day simple moving average is $218.43 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $206.48. The company has a market capitalization of $51.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.41.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NXP Semiconductors

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of NXPI. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 11.7% during the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,731,044 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock valued at $2,419,662,000 after acquiring an additional 1,330,474 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors during the 1st quarter worth $219,878,000. Boston Partners grew its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 73.2% during the 2nd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 2,082,322 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $453,890,000 after buying an additional 879,956 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 33.5% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,342,675 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $635,310,000 after buying an additional 839,113 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Voloridge Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 131.4% during the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 1,025,517 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $213,154,000 after buying an additional 582,317 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.54% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO William Betz sold 6,785 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,520 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $345,556.80. The trade was a 81.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 9,132 shares of NXP Semiconductors 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 27,088 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,230,240. The trade was a 25.21% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 25th were issued a $1.014 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 25th. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. NXP Semiconductors's payout ratio is currently 48.39%.

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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