Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for NXP Semiconductors (NXPI)

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 1/29/2025 – NXP Semiconductors was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/22/2025 – NXP Semiconductors had its price target lowered by analysts at Susquehanna from $250.00 to $235.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2025 – NXP Semiconductors was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 1/17/2025 – NXP Semiconductors had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $280.00 to $230.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/13/2025 – NXP Semiconductors was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/10/2025 – NXP Semiconductors was upgraded by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $257.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $260.00.
• 1/2/2025 – NXP Semiconductors was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

NXP Semiconductors Price Performance

Shares of NXPI stock traded down $1.98 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $206.57. 2,181,816 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,398,369. NXP Semiconductors has a 12 month low of $198.21 and a 12 month high of $296.08. The company has a market cap of $52.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.71, a PEG ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 1.46. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $215.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $231.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 1.60 and a current ratio of 2.35.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last issued its earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The semiconductor provider reported $3.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.43 by $0.02. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 20.98% and a return on equity of 33.57%. The firm had revenue of $3.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.25 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.31 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts expect that NXP Semiconductors will post 11.33 earnings per share for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 5th were given a $1.014 dividend. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 5th. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 38.74%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NXP Semiconductors

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Crumly & Associates Inc. grew its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 2.0% during the third quarter. Crumly & Associates Inc. now owns 2,274 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $546,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Sterling Investment Counsel LLC lifted its position in NXP Semiconductors by 5.7% during the 3rd quarter. Sterling Investment Counsel LLC now owns 850 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $204,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Ascent Group LLC boosted its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 0.4% during the third quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 12,498 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $3,000,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the period. Central Bank & Trust Co. grew its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Central Bank & Trust Co. now owns 4,412 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $917,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Patrick M Sweeney & Associates Inc. increased its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 6.4% in the third quarter. Patrick M Sweeney & Associates Inc. now owns 864 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $207,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the period. 90.54% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.