ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. Boosts Stock Position in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. increased its stake in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 20.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 18,104 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,024 shares during the quarter. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V.’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $3,955,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 11.7% during the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,731,044 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $2,419,662,000 after purchasing an additional 1,330,474 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors during the first quarter worth about $219,878,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 33.5% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,342,675 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $635,310,000 after buying an additional 839,113 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 20.0% during the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,404,587 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $647,387,000 after buying an additional 567,831 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. increased its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 44.7% during the 1st quarter. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. now owns 1,730,255 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $328,852,000 after buying an additional 534,404 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.54% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at NXP Semiconductors

In related news, CFO William Betz sold 6,785 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $227.34, for a total transaction of $1,542,501.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 1,520 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $345,556.80. This trade represents a 81.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the 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 transaction, the president directly owned 4,958 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,088,628.06. The trade was a 28.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 9,785 shares of company stock worth $2,197,852. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NXPI has been the subject of several research reports. Evercore ISI reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $289.00 price target (up from $237.00) on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. KGI Securities raised shares of NXP Semiconductors to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $205.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $276.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note 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 company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $256.05.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Performance

NXP Semiconductors stock opened at $228.89 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $224.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $209.56. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 1-year low of $148.09 and a 1-year high of $256.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The stock has a market cap of $57.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.44.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 21st. The semiconductor provider reported $2.72 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.66 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $2.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.90 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 27.99% and a net margin of 17.72%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.20 earnings per share. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.890-3.300 EPS. On average, analysts expect that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 EPS for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 17th will be issued a dividend of $1.014 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 17th. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio is currently 48.39%.

NXP Semiconductors Company 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.