Mufg Securities Americas Inc. Boosts Holdings in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Mufg Securities Americas Inc. lifted its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 24.4% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 5,599 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,100 shares during the quarter. Mufg Securities Americas Inc.’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $1,223,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hemington Wealth Management increased its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 50.0% during the first quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 177 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. grew its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC raised its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 375.6% in the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 195 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC bought a new position in NXP Semiconductors during the 2nd quarter valued at $43,000. Finally, Hilltop National Bank acquired a new position in NXP Semiconductors during the 2nd quarter worth $44,000. 90.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on NXPI shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $220.00 price objective on NXP Semiconductors and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $252.00 to $254.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $215.00 target price on NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $289.00 to $292.00 in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NXP Semiconductors presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $252.47.

Insider Activity

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

NXP Semiconductors Trading Up 3.9%

Shares of NASDAQ NXPI opened at $191.35 on Friday. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 12-month low of $148.09 and a 12-month high of $255.45. The company has a market cap of $48.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a current ratio of 2.37, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $214.21 and its 200 day simple moving average is $216.35.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 27th. The semiconductor provider reported $3.11 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.12 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $3.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.15 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 26.92% and a net margin of 17.11%.NXP Semiconductors’s quarterly revenue was down 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $3.45 earnings per share. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.070-3.490 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 EPS for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 10th will be given a $1.014 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 10th. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 50.12%.

About NXP Semiconductors

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.