Pinion Investment Advisors LLC Reduces Position in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Pinion Investment Advisors LLC cut its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 7.6% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,407 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after selling 115 shares during the period. Pinion Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $307,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in 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 valued at $2,419,662,000 after purchasing an additional 1,330,474 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors during the 1st quarter worth approximately $219,878,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its position in NXP Semiconductors by 33.5% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,342,675 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $635,310,000 after purchasing an additional 839,113 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted 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 valued at $647,387,000 after acquiring an additional 567,831 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. boosted its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 44.7% in the 1st quarter. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. now owns 1,730,255 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $328,852,000 after acquiring an additional 534,404 shares during the last quarter. 90.54% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $250.00 price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. KGI Securities upgraded shares of NXP Semiconductors to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Wednesday. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $210.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $205.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NXP Semiconductors currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $256.05.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Down 1.9%

NXPI stock opened at $221.42 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $224.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $210.08. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 12 month low of $148.09 and a 12 month high of $256.62. The company has a market cap of $55.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.56 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 21st. The semiconductor provider reported $2.72 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.66 by $0.06. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 17.72% and a return on equity of 27.99%. The company had revenue of $2.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.90 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.20 EPS. NXP Semiconductors’s quarterly revenue was down 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.890-3.300 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 earnings per share for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 17th were paid 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 dividend yield of 1.8%. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio is 48.39%.

Insider Activity at NXP Semiconductors

In other NXP Semiconductors news, CFO William Betz sold 6,785 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $227.34, for a total value of $1,542,501.90. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,520 shares in the company, valued at approximately $345,556.80. This represents a 81.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.21, for a total transaction of $216,210.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 6,828 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,476,281.88. This trade represents a 12.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 9,785 shares of company stock valued at $2,197,852. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

NXP Semiconductors Company 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.