Middleton & Co. Inc. MA Acquires Shares of 1,016 NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Middleton & Co. Inc. MA acquired a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 1,016 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock, valued at approximately $222,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Hemington Wealth Management increased its holdings 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. increased its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 121.7% in the second quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. now owns 153 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Hilltop National Bank purchased a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the second quarter worth about $44,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new position in NXP Semiconductors during the first quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Finally, NewSquare Capital LLC grew its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 89.3% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 248 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.54% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at NXP Semiconductors

In related news, EVP Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.21, for a total value of $216,210.00. Following the transaction, 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.57, for a total value of $439,140.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president owned 4,958 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,088,628.06. This represents a 28.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 11,372 shares of company stock worth $2,388,438. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on NXPI. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Barclays boosted their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $276.00 price target for the company. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their price objective 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $255.11.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Performance

NXPI stock opened at $206.45 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 2.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $220.88 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $215.23. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a twelve month low of $148.09 and a twelve month high of $255.45. The firm has a market cap of $51.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.55, a PEG ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.47.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last issued its earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The semiconductor provider reported $3.11 earnings per share (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 analysts’ expectations of $3.15 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 17.11% and a return on equity of 26.92%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $3.45 earnings per share. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.070-3.490 EPS. Analysts predict that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 earnings per share for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 17th were paid a dividend of $1.014 per share. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 17th. NXP Semiconductors’s payout ratio 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.