NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI Stake Raised by Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co

Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co grew its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 8.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 63,544 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,100 shares during the period. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $14,471,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of NXPI. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 1.4% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,350,245 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $2,916,895,000 after acquiring an additional 184,295 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,934,800 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $2,399,555,000 after buying an additional 71,892 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 8,237,369 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $1,799,783,000 after acquiring an additional 103,319 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 3.8% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,571,644 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $1,212,425,000 after acquiring an additional 204,547 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 4.8% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,567,140 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $779,330,000 after purchasing an additional 162,553 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.54% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on NXPI. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $245.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Mizuho lowered their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $285.00 to $255.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. TD Cowen reduced their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $285.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Evercore reduced their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $292.00 to $260.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, KeyCorp increased their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $280.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, NXP Semiconductors presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $253.67.

Insider Activity at NXP Semiconductors

In related news, insider Julie Southern purchased 225 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $225.48 per share, for a total transaction of $50,733.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,937 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,691,554.76. The trade was a 1.92% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Christopher L. Jensen sold 2,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $228.17, for a total value of $524,791.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 9,965 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,273,714.05. This represents a 18.75% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.12% of the stock is owned by insiders.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Down 3.0%

NASDAQ NXPI opened at $242.27 on Friday. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a twelve month low of $148.09 and a twelve month high of $256.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.38 and a current ratio of 2.05. The stock has a market cap of $60.97 billion, a PE ratio of 30.51, a PEG ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.47. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $230.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $221.67.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The semiconductor provider reported $3.35 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.31 by $0.04. NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 26.72% and a net margin of 16.47%.The company had revenue of $3.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.30 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.18 EPS. NXP Semiconductors’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.770-3.170 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 EPS for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 10th were given a dividend of $1.014 per share. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 10th. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 51.13%.

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.