Freestone Capital Holdings LLC Raises Stock Position in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Freestone Capital Holdings LLC raised its stake in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 17.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 16,861 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after buying an additional 2,449 shares during the period. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $3,684,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hemington Wealth Management grew its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 50.0% in the 1st quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 177 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. grew its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 121.7% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. now owns 153 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Hilltop National Bank acquired a new stake in NXP Semiconductors in the 2nd quarter valued at about $44,000. Rossby Financial LCC acquired a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors during the 1st quarter worth about $46,000. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new stake in NXP Semiconductors during the first quarter worth approximately $54,000. 90.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $1,476,281.88. This represents a 12.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.57, for a total transaction of $439,140.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president directly owned 4,958 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,088,628.06. The trade was a 28.74% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on NXPI. Stifel Nicolaus set a $215.00 price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. KeyCorp lifted their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. KGI Securities upgraded shares of NXP Semiconductors to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $195.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. They set a “buy” rating and a $276.00 price objective on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, NXP Semiconductors has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $257.47.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Performance

NXP Semiconductors stock opened at $209.12 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $52.63 billion, a PE ratio of 25.88, a P/E/G ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $223.27 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $214.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 2.37 and a quick ratio of 1.20. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 12 month low of $148.09 and a 12 month high of $255.45.

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). NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 26.92% and a net margin of 17.11%.The firm had revenue of $3.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.15 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.45 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. 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 Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 17th were issued a $1.014 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 17th. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.