Kepler Cheuvreux Suisse SA Buys 20,435 Shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Kepler Cheuvreux Suisse SA increased its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 91.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 42,879 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 20,435 shares during the quarter. Kepler Cheuvreux Suisse SA’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $9,307,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of NXPI. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 20.6% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,276 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $265,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 3.4% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 7,021 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $1,334,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 31.7% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 777 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $170,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 887.0% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 36,659 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $8,010,000 after purchasing an additional 32,945 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL bought a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $555,000. Institutional investors own 90.54% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on NXPI shares. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $280.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $215.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $300.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Evercore boosted their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $260.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $255.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $291.75.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NXPI opened at $294.75 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $216.35 and its 200 day moving average is $219.90. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 1 year low of $183.00 and a 1 year high of $303.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $74.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 2.24 and a quick ratio of 1.55.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The semiconductor provider reported $3.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.98 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $3.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.14 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 26.75% and a net margin of 21.03%.The company’s revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.64 earnings per share. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.290-3.720 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 13.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 25th were issued a dividend of $1.014 per share. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 25th. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 38.85%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NXP Semiconductors news, EVP Christopher L. Jensen sold 4,576 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $234.03, for a total transaction of $1,070,921.28. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 5,389 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,261,187.67. This represents a 45.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.58, for a total value of $194,580.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 9,942 shares in the company, valued at $1,934,514.36. This represents a 9.14% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 10,865 shares of company stock worth $2,508,416. 0.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.