Creative Planning Purchases 989 Shares of NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI)

Creative Planning raised its holdings in NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPIFree Report) by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 36,598 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after buying an additional 989 shares during the quarter. Creative Planning’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $9,848,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in NXPI. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in NXP Semiconductors by 17.3% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,921,432 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $3,201,543,000 after purchasing an additional 1,909,898 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 5.1% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,428,779 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $653,567,000 after buying an additional 118,366 shares in the last quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main lifted its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 893.2% during the 4th quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 2,332,578 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $535,747,000 after buying an additional 2,097,727 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 2,271,866 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $611,336,000 after buying an additional 35,104 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp grew its position in NXP Semiconductors by 10.6% in the second quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,818,393 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $489,312,000 after acquiring an additional 173,697 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.54% of the company’s stock.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Down 3.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ NXPI opened at $232.22 on Wednesday. NXP Semiconductors has a 1 year low of $167.21 and a 1 year high of $296.08. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $242.30 and its 200-day moving average is $253.69. The company has a current ratio of 2.21, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $59.37 billion, a PE ratio of 21.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.49.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPIGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, July 22nd. The semiconductor provider reported $3.20 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.82 by $0.38. The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.13 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 21.21% and a return on equity of 35.65%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.04 EPS. Equities analysts expect that NXP Semiconductors will post 11.97 EPS for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 12th will be paid a $1.014 dividend. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 12th. NXP Semiconductors’s payout ratio is 37.40%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have issued reports on NXPI shares. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $350.00 price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Tuesday, July 23rd. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $295.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 12th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $280.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 23rd. TD Cowen decreased their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $330.00 to $310.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 24th. Finally, Truist Financial cut their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $291.00 to $287.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $294.89.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 3,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $232.35, for a total value of $813,225.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 30,269 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,033,002.15. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other NXP Semiconductors news, insider Julie Southern purchased 146 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 30th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $257.54 per share, for a total transaction of $37,600.84. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 11,297 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,909,429.38. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 3,500 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $232.35, for a total value of $813,225.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 30,269 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,033,002.15. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.11% of the company’s stock.

About NXP Semiconductors

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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.

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