NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI Shares Purchased by Howard Financial Services LTD.

Howard Financial Services LTD. increased its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 5.1% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 1,768 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after buying an additional 85 shares during the period. Howard Financial Services LTD.’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $386,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hemington Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 50.0% during the first quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 177 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the period. Valley National Advisers Inc. raised its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 118.9% in the 1st quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 232 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the period. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in NXP Semiconductors during the 4th quarter worth about $44,000. Rossby Financial LCC purchased a new position in NXP Semiconductors during the 1st quarter valued at about $46,000. Finally, GoalVest Advisory LLC grew its position in NXP Semiconductors by 472.9% in the 1st quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 275 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $52,000 after acquiring an additional 227 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.54% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 9,132 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.00, for a total value of $2,100,360.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 27,088 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,230,240. This represents a 25.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO William Betz sold 6,785 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $227.34, for a total value of $1,542,501.90. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 1,520 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $345,556.80. The trade was a 81.70% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 17,917 shares of company stock worth $4,082,002. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

NXP Semiconductors Trading Down 2.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:NXPI opened at $218.82 on Friday. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 52 week low of $148.09 and a 52 week high of $256.62. The company’s 50 day moving average is $224.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $208.22. The company has a market cap of $55.17 billion, a PE ratio of 26.08, a P/E/G ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.43. 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 data on Monday, July 21st. The semiconductor provider reported $2.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.66 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $2.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.90 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 17.72% and a return on equity of 27.99%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $3.20 EPS. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.890-3.300 EPS. Equities analysts predict that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 17th will be given a dividend of $1.014 per share. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 17th. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio is currently 48.39%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on NXPI. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $205.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. KGI Securities raised shares of NXP Semiconductors to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Susquehanna boosted their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $195.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $256.05.

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.