NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a research report report published on Saturday morning.

Several other research firms also recently commented on NXPI. Truist Financial upped their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $255.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Weiss Ratings upgraded NXP Semiconductors from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $290.00 to $280.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $290.00 price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $305.43.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Down 2.2%

NXPI stock opened at $224.17 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $288.64 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $252.73. The company has a current ratio of 2.04, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88. The stock has a market cap of $56.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.13, a P/E/G ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.82. NXP Semiconductors has a 1-year low of $183.00 and a 1-year high of $339.95.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The semiconductor provider reported $3.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.52 by $0.09. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 22.56% and a return on equity of 27.83%. The business had revenue of $3.50 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.47 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.72 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.890-4.320 EPS. Analysts expect that NXP Semiconductors will post 13.73 EPS for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 24th were issued a $1.014 dividend. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 24th. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.64%.

Insider Buying and Selling at NXP Semiconductors

In other news, EVP Christopher L. Jensen sold 1,746 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $316.53, for a total value of $552,661.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,643 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,153,118.79. The trade was a 32.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 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 dated Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.57, for a total value of $315,570.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 8,942 shares in the company, valued at $2,821,826.94. This trade represents a 10.06% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NXP Semiconductors

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of NXPI. MGO One Seven LLC raised its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 63.0% during the 4th quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 13,870 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $3,011,000 after buying an additional 5,359 shares during the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas grew its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 16.4% in the 4th quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 45,366 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $9,847,000 after acquiring an additional 6,379 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG grew its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 1,928,214 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $418,538,000 after acquiring an additional 93,316 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 31.5% in the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 2,283,397 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $495,634,000 after acquiring an additional 546,790 shares during the period. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 274,099 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $59,496,000 after acquiring an additional 8,676 shares during the last quarter. 90.54% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NXP Semiconductors Company 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.