First Pacific Advisors LP Grows Position in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

First Pacific Advisors LP raised its position in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 1.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 764,890 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,204 shares during the quarter. NXP Semiconductors accounts for approximately 2.4% of First Pacific Advisors LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding. First Pacific Advisors LP owned about 0.30% of NXP Semiconductors worth $167,121,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 11.7% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,731,044 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $2,419,662,000 after purchasing an additional 1,330,474 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 8,134,050 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $1,545,958,000 after purchasing an additional 87,820 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 8.2% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,693,126 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $891,975,000 after purchasing an additional 353,782 shares during the period. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA raised its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 10.6% in the 1st quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 4,519,132 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $858,902,000 after purchasing an additional 432,838 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 20.0% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,404,587 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $647,387,000 after purchasing an additional 567,831 shares during the period. 90.54% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on NXPI shares. KeyCorp raised their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Citigroup raised their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $210.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 7th. Susquehanna raised their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $195.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $230.00 to $252.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $259.00.

NXP Semiconductors Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NXPI opened at $212.96 on Wednesday. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $148.09 and a fifty-two week high of $256.62. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $224.62 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $213.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99. The firm has a market cap of $53.69 billion, a PE ratio of 26.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.44.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 27th. The semiconductor provider reported $3.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.12 by ($0.01). NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 17.11% and a return on equity of 27.41%. The business had revenue of $3.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.15 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $3.45 EPS. NXP Semiconductors’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. Sell-side analysts expect that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 17th were paid a dividend of $1.014 per share. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 17th. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 48.39%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NXP Semiconductors news, EVP Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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. This trade represents a 12.77% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s 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 sale, the president owned 4,958 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,088,628.06. This trade represents a 28.74% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 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.