3,504 Shares in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI Bought by Parcion Private Wealth LLC

Parcion Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 3,504 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock, valued at approximately $832,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in NXPI. Farther Finance Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors during the 3rd quarter valued at $1,126,000. Ieq Capital LLC purchased a new position in NXP Semiconductors in the second quarter worth $1,208,000. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in NXP Semiconductors in the second quarter worth $6,716,412,000. Private Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in NXP Semiconductors by 203.6% in the first quarter. Private Wealth Partners LLC now owns 10,652 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $2,097,000 after acquiring an additional 7,144 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company bought a new position in NXP Semiconductors in the second quarter valued at $36,657,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.54% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have issued reports on NXPI. Mizuho dropped their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $200.00 to $190.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. UBS Group cut NXP Semiconductors from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $305.00 to $270.00 in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $235.00 to $245.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $290.00 price objective (up from $270.00) on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $338.00 to $313.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $295.78.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Performance

NXP Semiconductors stock opened at $259.61 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.12, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $232.97 and a 200-day moving average of $246.09. The firm has a market cap of $65.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.41, a P/E/G ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.80. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 1-year low of $183.00 and a 1-year high of $339.95.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 27th. The semiconductor provider reported $4.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.12 by $0.08. NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 28.57% and a net margin of 23.40%. The firm had revenue of $3.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.76 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.11 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 19.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts expect that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 13.79 EPS for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th were paid a dividend of $1.0140 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. NXP Semiconductors’s payout ratio is presently 31.92%.

NXP Semiconductors announced that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Tuesday, October 27th that authorizes the company to repurchase $5 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the semiconductor provider to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Share repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Christopher Jensen sold 3,355 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $240.00, for a total value of $805,200.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 288 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $69,120. The trade was a 92.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $226.04, for a total value of $226,040.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 7,942 shares in the company, valued at $1,795,209.68. This trade represents a 11.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting NXP Semiconductors

Here are the key news stories impacting NXP Semiconductors this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NXP reported third-quarter adjusted EPS of $4.20 and revenue of $3.79 billion, exceeding consensus estimates. Revenue increased 19.3% year over year, supported by broad-based growth in automotive and industrial markets. The 5 most interesting analyst questions from NXP Semiconductors’s Q3 earnings call
• Positive Sentiment: Management highlighted double-digit growth across every geographic region and identified software-defined vehicles, industrial applications and data centers as longer-term growth drivers. Data-center revenue is expected to exceed $500 million in 2026, with potential to surpass $1 billion in coming years. NXPI Q3 deep dive
• Positive Sentiment: The company added $5 billion to its share-repurchase authorization, bringing total capacity to approximately $6.3 billion—roughly 9.5% of its market capitalization—and indicated that buybacks could accelerate beginning in the fourth quarter. 3 Tech Stocks Boosting Buyback Capacity
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst views remain divided. Needham and Oppenheimer maintained bullish ratings, while Wells Fargo kept a Hold rating. Truist retained a Buy rating but lowered its target to $300 from $310, and Stifel also cut its target. Truist adjusts price target
• Negative Sentiment: Fourth-quarter revenue guidance of approximately $3.85 billion came in slightly below Wall Street expectations. That cautious outlook overshadowed the earnings beat and raised concerns about near-term automotive and industrial demand. NXP falls after strong earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Broader semiconductor weakness, including concerns about the sustainability of AI investment and auto-chip demand, is adding pressure to NXPI’s valuation despite its longer-term data-center opportunity. Auto chip demand fears

NXP Semiconductors Profile

NXP Semiconductors N.V. is a global semiconductor company that develops technologies for automotive, industrial, communications infrastructure, mobile, and Internet of Things applications. The company provides processing, connectivity, security, sensing, and power-management solutions that help enable connected and automated systems.

Its product portfolio includes microcontrollers and application processors, automotive networking and radar solutions, secure identification and authentication technologies, near-field communication products, radio-frequency power amplifiers, analog and mixed-signal devices, and wireless connectivity solutions.