IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd Purchases 6,458 Shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd boosted its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 20.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 38,318 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,458 shares during the period. IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $8,372,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hemington Wealth Management lifted its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 50.0% during the 1st quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 177 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. increased its position in NXP Semiconductors by 121.7% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. now owns 153 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the period. Valley National Advisers Inc. increased its position in NXP Semiconductors by 118.9% in the 1st quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 232 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the period. Hilltop National Bank acquired a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors during the second quarter worth approximately $44,000. Finally, Rossby Financial LCC bought a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the first quarter valued at approximately $46,000. 90.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on NXPI shares. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $250.00 price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. They set a “buy” rating and a $276.00 target price on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $257.06.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.21, for a total transaction of $216,210.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 6,828 shares in the company, valued at $1,476,281.88. The trade was a 12.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at approximately $1,088,628.06. This represents a 28.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Up 1.1%

NASDAQ NXPI opened at $221.56 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $224.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $213.39. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a one year low of $148.09 and a one year high of $256.62. The firm has a market cap of $55.86 billion, a PE ratio of 26.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.20.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last issued 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). The business had revenue of $3.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.15 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 17.72% and a return on equity of 27.99%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.45 EPS. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.070-3.490 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

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

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.