Conning Inc. Sells 65 Shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Conning Inc. lowered its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 5.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,169 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after selling 65 shares during the period. Conning Inc.’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $255,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Hemington Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 50.0% in the 1st quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 177 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. boosted its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. boosted its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 118.9% in the first quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 232 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Hilltop National Bank bought a new stake in NXP Semiconductors in the second quarter worth $44,000. Finally, Rossby Financial LCC bought a new stake in NXP Semiconductors in the first quarter worth $46,000. Institutional investors own 90.54% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on NXPI. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $210.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Susquehanna upped their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $195.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Wednesday. 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 objective on the stock. Finally, TD Cowen lowered their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $270.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NXP Semiconductors currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $257.06.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO William Betz sold 6,785 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $227.34, for a total transaction of $1,542,501.90. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 1,520 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $345,556.80. The trade was a 81.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.57, for a total value of $439,140.00. Following the transaction, the president directly owned 4,958 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,088,628.06. This represents a 28.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 9,785 shares of company stock valued at $2,197,852 over the last ninety days. 0.12% of the stock is owned by insiders.

NXP Semiconductors Price Performance

Shares of NXP Semiconductors stock opened at $205.37 on Friday. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a one year low of $148.09 and a one year high of $256.62. The stock has a market cap of $51.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.48, a P/E/G ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.44. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $224.64 and its 200 day moving average is $210.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.74.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 21st. The semiconductor provider reported $2.72 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.66 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $2.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.90 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 27.99% and a net margin of 17.72%.The business’s quarterly revenue was down 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.20 earnings per share. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.890-3.300 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 earnings per share for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 17th were paid a dividend of $1.014 per share. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 17th. NXP Semiconductors’s payout ratio is presently 48.39%.

NXP Semiconductors Company Profile

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.