NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI Shares Purchased by SouthState Corp

SouthState Corp increased its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 27.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,955 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,061 shares during the quarter. SouthState Corp’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $1,083,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of NXPI. Andra AP fonden increased its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 12.7% in the second quarter. Andra AP fonden now owns 181,400 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $39,634,000 after purchasing an additional 20,400 shares during the last quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the 2nd quarter valued at $15,905,000. EFG Asset Management North America Corp. lifted its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 40.9% during the second quarter. EFG Asset Management North America Corp. now owns 13,771 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $3,008,000 after purchasing an additional 3,996 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its position in NXP Semiconductors by 8.4% during the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 2,146 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $469,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors during the second quarter worth $244,000. 90.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. TD Cowen cut their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $270.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $252.00 to $254.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $220.00 price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $255.11.

NXP Semiconductors Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NXPI opened at $206.45 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.37, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09. The company has a market capitalization of $51.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.47. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a twelve month low of $148.09 and a twelve month high of $255.45. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $220.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $215.23.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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). NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 26.92% and a net margin of 17.11%.The firm 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 business earned $3.45 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, equities research analysts expect that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 earnings per share for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 17th were given a dividend of $1.014 per share. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 17th. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio is currently 50.12%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 8,372 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 19,175 shares in the company, valued at $3,969,416.75. This represents a 30.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.57, for a total value of $439,140.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the president owned 4,958 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,088,628.06. The trade was a 28.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 11,372 shares of company stock worth $2,388,438 over the last quarter. 0.12% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.