Fiera Capital Corp Raises Position in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Fiera Capital Corp boosted its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 78.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 20,629 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after buying an additional 9,090 shares during the period. Fiera Capital Corp’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $4,507,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in 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 during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in NXP Semiconductors by 3.8% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,571,644 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $1,212,425,000 after acquiring an additional 204,547 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 8.2% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,693,126 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $891,975,000 after purchasing an additional 353,782 shares in the last quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA lifted its position in NXP Semiconductors by 10.6% during the first quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 4,519,132 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $858,902,000 after buying an additional 432,838 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake 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 worth $647,387,000 after acquiring an additional 567,831 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.54% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NXPI has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $252.00 to $254.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $280.00 target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $289.00 to $292.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Susquehanna lifted their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $195.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $252.47.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Down 2.0%

NXP Semiconductors stock opened at $197.10 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $49.60 billion, a PE ratio of 24.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 2.37. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $148.09 and a fifty-two week high of $255.45. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $217.52 and a 200 day moving average price of $215.95.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last released 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 firm had revenue of $3.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.15 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 26.92% and a net margin of 17.11%.The company’s quarterly revenue was down 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.45 earnings per share. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.070-3.490 EPS. Research analysts expect that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 earnings per share for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The firm 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 was Wednesday, September 17th. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio is 50.12%.

Insider Activity

In other NXP Semiconductors news, EVP Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.21, for a total value of $216,210.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 6,828 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,476,281.88. This trade represents a 12.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 8,372 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $207.01, for a total transaction of $1,733,087.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 19,175 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,969,416.75. This represents a 30.39% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.