Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. Buys 9,195 Shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 8.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 123,935 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,195 shares during the quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $27,079,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Midwest Professional Planners LTD. boosted its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 1.5% in the second quarter. Midwest Professional Planners LTD. now owns 7,049 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $1,540,000 after purchasing an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG lifted its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 9.0% during the 2nd quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG now owns 37,748 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $8,164,000 after buying an additional 3,114 shares during the period. Cannon Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the 2nd quarter worth $493,000. Letko Brosseau & Associates Inc. bought a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the second quarter worth $388,000. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 13.3% in the second quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 17,788 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $3,887,000 after acquiring an additional 2,094 shares during the period. 90.54% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at NXP Semiconductors

In other news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 8,372 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $207.01, for a total value of $1,733,087.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 19,175 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,969,416.75. This represents a 30.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.21, for a total value of $216,210.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 6,828 shares in the company, valued at $1,476,281.88. This trade represents a 12.77% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

NXP Semiconductors Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:NXPI opened at $188.59 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $216.12 and a 200 day moving average of $216.47. The company has a market cap of $47.46 billion, a PE ratio of 23.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.47. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 12-month low of $148.09 and a 12-month high of $255.45. The company has a current ratio of 2.37, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last released its earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The semiconductor provider reported $3.11 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.12 by ($0.01). NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 26.92% and a net margin of 17.11%.The firm had revenue of $3.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.15 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.45 EPS. NXP Semiconductors’s revenue was down 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.070-3.490 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 EPS for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 17th were paid a dividend of $1.014 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 17th. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. NXP Semiconductors’s payout ratio is 50.12%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NXPI has been the topic of several research reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $252.00 to $254.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $289.00 to $292.00 in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, KGI Securities upgraded shares of NXP Semiconductors to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $252.47.

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.