Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co Trims Stock Holdings in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co trimmed its holdings in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 6.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 59,214 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after selling 4,330 shares during the quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $12,853,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of NXPI. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 20.6% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,276 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $265,000 after buying an additional 218 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 3.4% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 7,021 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $1,334,000 after buying an additional 234 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 31.7% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 777 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $170,000 after buying an additional 187 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 887.0% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 36,659 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $8,010,000 after buying an additional 32,945 shares during the period. Finally, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL bought a new position in NXP Semiconductors in the second quarter worth approximately $555,000. 90.54% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of NASDAQ NXPI opened at $290.76 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.24, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $73.41 billion, a PE ratio of 27.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.77. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $212.58 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $218.23. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 12-month low of $180.63 and a 12-month high of $299.80.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The semiconductor provider reported $3.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.98 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $3.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.14 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 26.75% and a net margin of 21.03%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.64 EPS. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.290-3.720 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 13.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 25th were given a dividend of $1.014 per share. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 25th. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 38.85%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently issued reports on NXPI. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $235.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Susquehanna increased their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $210.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Mizuho increased their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $188.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $270.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $215.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NXP Semiconductors presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $289.88.

Insider Buying and Selling at NXP Semiconductors

In other news, EVP Andrew Hardy sold 5,289 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.00, for a total value of $1,242,915.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 2,020 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $474,700. This trade represents a 72.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.58, for a total value of $194,580.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 9,942 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,934,514.36. The trade was a 9.14% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 10,865 shares of company stock valued at $2,508,416. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

NXP Semiconductors Company Profile

NXP Semiconductors N.V. is a global semiconductor company headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, that designs and supplies mixed-signal and standard product solutions for a broad range of end markets. The company focuses on enabling secure connections and infrastructure for embedded applications, developing technologies used across automotive, industrial and Internet of Things (IoT), mobile, and communication infrastructure segments. NXP’s offerings target customers that require reliable, secure, and high-performance semiconductor components for connected devices and systems.

Product lines include microcontrollers and application processors, secure elements and authentication technologies, RF and high-power analog components, connectivity solutions, and vehicle networking and infotainment systems.