First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Takes Position in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. purchased a new stake in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund purchased 967 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock, valued at approximately $211,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA boosted its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA now owns 970,910 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $212,134,000 after buying an additional 4,778 shares during the period. RNC Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 27.7% in the 2nd quarter. RNC Capital Management LLC now owns 6,361 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $1,390,000 after buying an additional 1,379 shares during the period. Forum Financial Management LP boosted its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 14.4% in the 2nd quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 3,129 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $684,000 after buying an additional 395 shares during the period. Ethic Inc. lifted its position in NXP Semiconductors by 12.1% in the 2nd quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 17,100 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $3,711,000 after purchasing an additional 1,848 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caliber Wealth Management LLC KS lifted its position in NXP Semiconductors by 11.8% in the 2nd quarter. Caliber Wealth Management LLC KS now owns 7,928 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $1,732,000 after purchasing an additional 839 shares during the last quarter. 90.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Up 1.1%

NXPI stock opened at $221.56 on Tuesday. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 52 week low of $148.09 and a 52 week high of $256.62. The company has a market capitalization of $55.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.44. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $224.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $213.39. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The semiconductor provider reported $3.11 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.12 by ($0.01). NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 27.99% and a net margin of 17.72%.The company had revenue of $3.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.15 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.45 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.070-3.490 EPS. On average, analysts forecast 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 was paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 17th were issued a $1.014 dividend. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 17th. NXP Semiconductors’s payout ratio is presently 48.39%.

Insider Buying and Selling

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 shares were sold at an average price of $216.21, for a total value of $216,210.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 6,828 shares in the company, valued at $1,476,281.88. The trade was a 12.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the president owned 4,958 shares in the company, valued at $1,088,628.06. The trade was a 28.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.12% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NXPI has been the topic of several recent research reports. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $195.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $210.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $276.00 price objective on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $257.06.

NXP Semiconductors 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.