Fiera Capital Corp Grows Stake in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Fiera Capital Corp raised its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 13.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 23,343 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,714 shares during the period. Fiera Capital Corp’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $5,316,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Shelton Capital Management increased its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 16.1% in the 2nd quarter. Shelton Capital Management now owns 83,378 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $18,217,000 after acquiring an additional 11,577 shares during the period. Alberta Investment Management Corp purchased a new stake in NXP Semiconductors during the 2nd quarter valued at about $3,540,000. CCLA Investment Management grew its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 6.5% during the 2nd quarter. CCLA Investment Management now owns 545,580 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $119,121,000 after purchasing an additional 33,112 shares during the last quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp increased its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 13.6% in the second quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp now owns 58,645 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $12,813,000 after purchasing an additional 7,034 shares during the period. Finally, Bourgeon Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the third quarter worth about $1,310,000. Institutional investors own 90.54% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 12,425 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $220.94, for a total transaction of $2,745,179.50. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 11,811 shares in the company, valued at $2,609,522.34. This trade represents a 51.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Christopher L. Jensen sold 2,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $2,273,714.05. The trade was a 18.75% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on NXPI shares. Evercore dropped their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $292.00 to $260.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Bank of America cut their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $265.00 to $245.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Mizuho decreased their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $285.00 to $255.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $255.00 price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, NXP Semiconductors has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $253.67.

NXP Semiconductors Price Performance

NASDAQ:NXPI opened at $232.27 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 2.05 and a quick ratio of 1.38. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $231.77 and a 200-day moving average price of $222.63. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 1-year low of $148.09 and a 1-year high of $256.36. The firm has a market cap of $58.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.47.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The semiconductor provider reported $3.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.31 by $0.04. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 16.47% and a return on equity of 26.72%. The firm had revenue of $3.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.30 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $3.18 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue 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. Equities research analysts forecast that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 EPS for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors 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.