Krane Funds Advisors LLC Buys 5,967 Shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Krane Funds Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 567.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,018 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,967 shares during the period. Krane Funds Advisors LLC’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $1,498,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors during the 2nd quarter valued at $453,050,000. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 307.7% in the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 1,179,129 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $268,523,000 after acquiring an additional 889,883 shares during the period. Boston Partners boosted its position in NXP Semiconductors by 73.6% in the second quarter. Boston Partners now owns 2,086,769 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $454,862,000 after purchasing an additional 884,403 shares during the last quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 56.3% during the 2nd quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 1,916,922 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $418,828,000 after purchasing an additional 690,277 shares during the period. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System increased its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 104.3% during the 2nd quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 912,463 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $199,364,000 after purchasing an additional 465,820 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.54% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NXP Semiconductors news, EVP Christopher L. Jensen sold 2,300 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $228.17, for a total value of $524,791.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 9,965 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,273,714.05. The trade was a 18.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 12,425 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.94, for a total transaction of $2,745,179.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 11,811 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,609,522.34. This trade represents a 51.27% 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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $265.00 to $255.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Evercore decreased their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $292.00 to $260.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. TD Cowen cut their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $285.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $285.00 to $255.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Bank of America lowered their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $265.00 to $245.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NXP Semiconductors currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $253.67.

NXP Semiconductors Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NXP Semiconductors stock opened at $231.16 on Tuesday. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $148.09 and a fifty-two week high of $256.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.38 and a current ratio of 2.05. The company has a market capitalization of $58.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a fifty day moving average of $231.76 and a 200 day moving average of $222.93.

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

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.