Franklin Resources Inc. Sells 1,052,915 Shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Franklin Resources Inc. trimmed its position in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 41.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,515,876 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after selling 1,052,915 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. owned 0.60% of NXP Semiconductors worth $331,204,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 20.6% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,276 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $265,000 after buying an additional 218 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 77.8% during the 1st quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 3,718 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $708,000 after acquiring an additional 1,627 shares during the last quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. grew its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 9.1% during the first quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 2,016 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $383,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares in the last quarter. Burney Co. increased its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 2.1% in the first quarter. Burney Co. now owns 8,077 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $1,535,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AE Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 6.9% in the first quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,066 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $1,153,000 after purchasing an additional 393 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.54% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NXPI has been the subject of a number of research reports. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $280.00 price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $215.00 target price on NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. TD Cowen dropped their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $270.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $220.00 price objective on NXP Semiconductors and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $252.47.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Up 3.9%

NXPI opened at $191.35 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $48.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.68, a P/E/G ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.47. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $214.21 and its 200-day moving average price is $216.11. The company has a current ratio of 2.37, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 12 month low of $148.09 and a 12 month high of $255.45.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The semiconductor provider reported $3.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.12 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $3.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.15 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 26.92% and a net margin of 17.11%.NXP Semiconductors’s revenue was down 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.45 earnings per share. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.070-3.490 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 EPS for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 10th will be issued a $1.014 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 10th. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 50.12%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NXP Semiconductors news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 8,372 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $207.01, for a total transaction of $1,733,087.72. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 19,175 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,969,416.75. This represents a 30.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 6,828 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,476,281.88. This trade represents a 12.77% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

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.