Van ECK Associates Corp Has $872.73 Million Position in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Van ECK Associates Corp raised its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 3,832,309 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after buying an additional 96,427 shares during the period. NXP Semiconductors makes up approximately 0.8% of Van ECK Associates Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest position. Van ECK Associates Corp’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $872,731,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CNB Bank acquired a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors during the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the second quarter valued at about $35,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 1,092.9% during the 3rd quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 167 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 153 shares during the period. North Capital Inc. grew its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 119.8% during the third quarter. North Capital Inc. now owns 189 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Toth Financial Advisory Corp increased its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 92.6% in the third quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp now owns 208 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. 90.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have weighed in on NXPI shares. Evercore decreased their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $292.00 to $260.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $260.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Mizuho decreased their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $285.00 to $255.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $265.00 to $255.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $253.67.

NXP Semiconductors Trading Up 1.7%

NASDAQ NXPI opened at $205.25 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $51.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.85, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.45. The business’s fifty day moving average is $230.82 and its 200-day moving average is $222.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 2.05 and a quick ratio of 1.38. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a one year low of $148.09 and a one year high of $256.36.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The semiconductor provider reported $3.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.31 by $0.04. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 16.47% and a return on equity of 26.72%. The firm had revenue of $3.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.30 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $3.18 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.770-3.170 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 12,425 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $220.94, for a total transaction of $2,745,179.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 11,811 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,609,522.34. This represents a 51.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

NXP Semiconductors 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.