Xilinx Company Profile (NASDAQ:XLNX)

Xilinx trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "XLNX."

Xilinx announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 16th will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share on Thursday, June 1st. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.13%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 12th. This is a positive change from Xilinx's previous quarterly dividend of $0.33. View Xilinx's Dividend History.

Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 26th. The company reported $0.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $609.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $605.25 million. Xilinx had a net margin of 26.58% and a return on equity of 23.89%. The firm's revenue was up 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.54 earnings per share. View Xilinx's Earnings History.

Xilinx is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 26th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Xilinx.

Xilinx updated its first quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, April, 26th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.53-0.66 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.59. The company issued revenue guidance of $600-630 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $613.25 million.

20 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for Xilinx's shares. Their forecasts range from $45.00 to $72.00. On average, they anticipate Xilinx's stock price to reach $61.26 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Xilinx.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Xilinx stock:

• 1. Credit Suisse Group AG analysts commented, "We hosted several institutional investor meetings with PAYC CEO Chad Richison and CFO Craig Boelte, which reinforced our positive view on its business momentum and gave us increased confidence that the company will meet, or exceed, its 2017 financial targets." (5/24/2017)
• 2. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Keeping its earnings streak alive for the 12th successive quarter, Xilinx reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate on both counts. Also, the company’s top and bottom lines both increased year over year. Its revenue guidance for the fiscal first quarter is also impressive. Shares of Xilinx outperformed the broader market over the last one year. Rising demand for 28-nm, 20-nm and 16-nm nodes, driven by higher wireless deployments and strength in the wired communication segment, are expected to remain growth drivers. Further, we are optimistic about the company’s recent decision to tap the fast-growing cloud computing, embedded, industrial IoT, and 5G markets which are likely to boost its revenues in the long-run. The company’s product launches should further aid revenues. However, stiff competition from peers is a material headwind." (5/1/2017)
• 3. Mizuho analysts commented, "We believe that XLNX is also buying back its converts through the SepQ, offsetting potential dilution, while having ~ $680M repurchase outstanding. Maintaining our Neutral and $64PT, ~26x F18E EPS." (4/27/2017)
• 4. Jefferies Group LLC analysts commented, "XLNX's DecQ sales/EPS were above consensus on Wireless Comms growth (China/India 4G, pre-5G). Its MarQ outlook is slightly below consensus on sales and implied EPS is in line. R&D growth is expected to moderate in F18. XLNX has executed well and is taking FPGA share, and has some exciting data center acceleration opportunities--but we think it is fairly valued and remain Hold rated." (1/26/2017)

Xilinx saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 28th, there was short interest totalling 16,029,387 shares, an increase of 11.4% from the April 13th total of 14,383,886 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,423,241 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.6 days. Currently, 6.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Some companies that are related to Xilinx include Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Marvell Technology Group (MRVL), Semiconductor Manufacturing Int'l (SMI), Microsemi (MSCC), Silicon Laboratories (SLAB), Amkor Technology (AMKR), Semtech (SMTC), Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), MaxLinear (MXL), Power Integrations (POWI), Cabot Microelectronics (CCMP), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), Diodes Incorporated (DIOD), Sequans Communications SA (SQNS), Electro Scientific Industries (ESIO), EMCORE (EMKR), DSP Group (DSPG) and AXT (AXTI).

Xilinx's management team includes the folowing people:

• Dennis L. Segers, Independent Chairman of the Board
• Moshe N. Gavrielov, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Lorenzo A. Flores, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
• Victor Peng, Chief Operating Officer
• Krishnamurthy Rangasayee, Executive Vice President - Sales
• Vincent L. Tong, Executive Vice President - Global Operations and Quality
• Scott R. Hover-Smoot, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
• Steven L. Glaser, Senior Vice President - Corporate Strategy and Marketing
• Philip T. Gianos, Independent Director
• Saar Gillai, Independent Director

Xilinx's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.85%), First Eagle Investment Management LLC (5.45%), State Street Corp (4.30%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (3.97%), Janus Capital Management LLC (2.84%) and Blue Harbour Group L.P. (2.43%). Company insiders that own Xilinx stock include Elizabeth W Vanderslice, John Michael Patterson, Jon A Olson, Krishna Rangasayee, Lorenzo Flores, Marshall C Turner, Moshe Gavrielov, Philip T Gianos, Scott Hover-Smoot, Steven L Glaser, Victor Peng, Vincent Tong and William G Howard Jr. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Xilinx.

Xilinx's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, Thrivent Financial For Lutherans, FIL Ltd, Blue Harbour Group L.P., AQR Capital Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, FMR LLC and RNC Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Xilinx stock in the last year include John Michael Patterson, Krishna Rangasayee, Lorenzo Flores, Marshall C Turner, Moshe Gavrielov, Steven L Glaser, Victor Peng, Vincent Tong and William G Howard Jr. View Insider Buying and Selling for Xilinx.

Xilinx's stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Winslow Capital Management LLC, Marshall Wace North America L.P., Vanguard Group Inc., Pictet Asset Management Ltd., Janus Capital Management LLC, Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC, Henderson Group PLC and OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Xilinx.

Shares of Xilinx can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Xilinx stock can currently be purchased for approximately $65.85.