Valley National Advisers Inc. Sells 95 Shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Valley National Advisers Inc. lessened its stake in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 40.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 137 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after selling 95 shares during the quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc.’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $29,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. raised its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 121.7% during the second quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. now owns 153 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Hemington Wealth Management grew its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 50.0% during the 1st quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 177 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Hilltop National Bank bought a new position in NXP Semiconductors during the 2nd quarter worth about $44,000. Rossby Financial LCC bought a new position in NXP Semiconductors during the 1st quarter worth about $46,000. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the 1st quarter valued at about $54,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.54% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NXP Semiconductors news, EVP Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.21, for a total transaction of $216,210.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 6,828 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,476,281.88. The trade was a 12.77% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of NXP Semiconductors 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 sale, the president directly owned 4,958 shares in the company, 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. Insiders have sold a total of 9,785 shares of company stock valued at $2,197,852 in the last 90 days. 0.12% of the stock is owned by insiders.

NXP Semiconductors Price Performance

NXP Semiconductors stock opened at $219.58 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $224.49 and its 200 day moving average price is $209.90. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 1 year low of $148.09 and a 1 year high of $256.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $55.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.17, a P/E/G ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.74.

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

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Shareholders 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 yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 17th. NXP Semiconductors’s payout ratio is 48.39%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on NXPI. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. KGI Securities raised shares of NXP Semiconductors to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Saturday, September 27th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price 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. 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $256.05.

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.