World Investment Advisors Trims Holdings in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

World Investment Advisors decreased its holdings in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 1.9% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 31,924 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after selling 627 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $6,975,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 2.8% during the second quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,824 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $399,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Fox Run Management L.L.C. boosted its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 3.3% in the first quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. now owns 1,669 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $317,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 3.5% during the first quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 1,635 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $312,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. TFB Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 4.9% during the first quarter. TFB Advisors LLC now owns 1,203 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $229,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC raised its position in NXP Semiconductors by 14.7% during the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 446 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $85,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.54% of the company’s stock.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Performance

Shares of NXP Semiconductors stock opened at $204.71 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $224.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $213.97. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 52 week low of $148.09 and a 52 week high of $255.45. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 2.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05. The firm has a market cap of $51.61 billion, a PE ratio of 25.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.44.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last posted its earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The semiconductor provider reported $3.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.12 by ($0.01). NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 26.65% and a net margin of 17.11%.The firm had revenue of $3.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.15 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company 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. Equities analysts forecast that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 earnings per share 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 of this dividend was Wednesday, September 17th. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio is presently 48.39%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on NXPI. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $280.00 price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Tuesday. UBS Group boosted their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $276.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. They set a “buy” rating and a $276.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $215.00 price objective on NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Tuesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $257.32.

Insider Transactions at NXP Semiconductors

In related news, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.57, for a total value of $439,140.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president directly owned 4,958 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,088,628.06. This represents a 28.74% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 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 value of $216,210.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 6,828 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,476,281.88. This trade represents a 12.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate 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.