Stephens Inc. AR Has $15.46 Million Position in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Stephens Inc. AR raised its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 2.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 71,120 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,952 shares during the quarter. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $15,459,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NXPI. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 11.9% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,583,718 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $2,865,690,000 after purchasing an additional 1,333,920 shares during the period. Rafferty Asset Management LLC raised its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 56.3% during the 2nd quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 1,916,922 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $418,828,000 after purchasing an additional 690,277 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP raised its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 6,342.2% during the 3rd quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 673,403 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $153,354,000 after purchasing an additional 662,950 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 21.8% during the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,227,516 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $507,241,000 after purchasing an additional 398,250 shares during the period. Finally, Boston Partners raised its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 16.9% during the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 2,439,589 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $555,311,000 after purchasing an additional 352,820 shares during the period. 90.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Down 0.9%

NXPI opened at $291.50 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $224.91 and a 200 day moving average price of $223.12. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a twelve month low of $183.00 and a twelve month high of $306.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a current ratio of 2.24. The firm has a market cap of $73.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.77.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The semiconductor provider reported $3.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.98 by $0.07. NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 26.75% and a net margin of 21.03%.The firm had revenue of $3.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.14 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.64 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 13.38 EPS for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 25th were issued a dividend of $1.014 per share. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 25th. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio is 38.76%.

Insider Buying and Selling at NXP Semiconductors

In other NXP Semiconductors news, EVP Andrew Hardy sold 5,289 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $235.00, for a total transaction of $1,242,915.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 2,020 shares in the company, valued at $474,700. This represents a 72.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Christopher L. Jensen sold 4,576 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $234.03, for a total transaction of $1,070,921.28. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 5,389 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,261,187.67. This trade represents a 45.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 10,865 shares of company stock worth $2,508,416 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NXPI has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Raymond James Financial boosted their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of NXP Semiconductors from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Loop Capital boosted their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $275.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Susquehanna boosted their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $210.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $294.25.

NXP Semiconductors Company Profile

NXP Semiconductors N.V. is a global semiconductor company headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, that designs and supplies mixed-signal and standard product solutions for a broad range of end markets. The company focuses on enabling secure connections and infrastructure for embedded applications, developing technologies used across automotive, industrial and Internet of Things (IoT), mobile, and communication infrastructure segments. NXP’s offerings target customers that require reliable, secure, and high-performance semiconductor components for connected devices and systems.

Product lines include microcontrollers and application processors, secure elements and authentication technologies, RF and high-power analog components, connectivity solutions, and vehicle networking and infotainment systems.