Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Boosts Position in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund raised its position in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 16.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 38,975 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,600 shares during the period. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $8,516,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in NXPI. Hemington Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 50.0% in the 1st quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 177 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. raised its position in NXP Semiconductors by 121.7% during the second quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. now owns 153 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 118.9% in the first quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 232 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Hilltop National Bank acquired a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the second quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Finally, Rossby Financial LCC acquired a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the first quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.54% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on NXPI shares. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $220.00 target price on NXP Semiconductors and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. TD Cowen reduced their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $270.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $210.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $280.00 target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $252.00 to $254.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NXP Semiconductors has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $257.32.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.21, for a total value of $216,210.00. Following 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 directly 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.12% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Performance

NXP Semiconductors stock opened at $204.71 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $224.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $213.97. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 52 week low of $148.09 and a 52 week high of $255.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $51.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a current ratio of 2.37, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The semiconductor provider reported $3.11 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.12 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $3.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.15 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 17.11% and a return on equity of 26.65%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.45 EPS. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.070-3.490 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 earnings per share for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 17th. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 48.39%.

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.