Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI – Free Report) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 2,698 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock, valued at approximately $614,000.
A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Shelton Capital Management raised its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 16.1% in the 2nd quarter. Shelton Capital Management now owns 83,378 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $18,217,000 after acquiring an additional 11,577 shares in the last quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp bought a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the second quarter worth approximately $3,540,000. CCLA Investment Management increased its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 6.5% in the second quarter. CCLA Investment Management now owns 545,580 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $119,121,000 after purchasing an additional 33,112 shares during the last quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp raised its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 13.6% in the second quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp now owns 58,645 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $12,813,000 after purchasing an additional 7,034 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bourgeon Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in NXP Semiconductors in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,310,000. 90.54% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Key Headlines Impacting NXP Semiconductors
Here are the key news stories impacting NXP Semiconductors this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Q4 top‑line and EPS beat — NXP reported roughly $3.34B in revenue and $3.35 EPS, beating consensus and showing year‑over‑year revenue growth driven by Automotive, Industrial & IoT and Mobile. NXP Semiconductors’ Q4 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
- Positive Sentiment: Upbeat near‑term outlook — management guided Q1 revenue above Street expectations and said cyclicality in industrial is bottoming, which supports a recovery narrative for automotive and edge‑AI opportunities. NXP Semiconductors forecasts upbeat quarter, signaling industrial market bottom
- Neutral Sentiment: Inventory trends improving but still elevated — NXP says inventory dynamics are normalizing (helpful for margins ahead), a detail that investors will watch as sales cadence and DIO normalize. NXP Q4 Sales Top Estimates, Inventory Levels Improve
- Neutral Sentiment: Corporate portfolio change — STMicroelectronics closed its acquisition of NXP’s MEMS business, which shifts certain sensor assets off NXP’s balance sheet; consequences depend on how NXP redeploys proceeds and strategic focus. STMicroelectronics expands sensors capabilities with closing of acquisition of NXP’s MEMS business
- Negative Sentiment: Post‑earnings sell‑off driven by margin and inventory worries — articles highlight a longer-than‑normal days‑of‑inventory metric (~154 days) and only modest margin expansion, prompting analyst price‑target cuts and technical breaches that amplified the drop. Why NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) Shares Are Getting Obliterated Today
- Negative Sentiment: Mixed GAAP metrics and market reaction — some summaries show declines in GAAP net income and insider/institutional selling notes, which, combined with any EPS/guidance nuances, contributed to investor caution and short‑term volatility. NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI) Stock Falls on Q4 2025 Earnings
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
NXP Semiconductors Stock Down 4.5%
Shares of NXP Semiconductors stock opened at $220.66 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 2.37. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 52-week low of $148.09 and a 52-week high of $255.45. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $226.97 and its 200-day moving average price is $221.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $55.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.79, a P/E/G ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.47.
NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The semiconductor provider reported $3.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.31 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $3.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.30 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 16.47% and a return on equity of 27.00%. The company’s revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.18 EPS. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.770-3.170 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 EPS for the current year.
NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 10th were issued a dividend of $1.014 per share. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 10th. NXP Semiconductors’s payout ratio is currently 50.25%.
Insider Buying and Selling at NXP Semiconductors
In other news, EVP Christopher L. Jensen sold 2,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $228.17, for a total transaction of $524,791.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 9,965 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,273,714.05. The trade was a 18.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Julie Southern purchased 225 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $225.48 per share, with a total value of $50,733.00. Following the purchase, the insider directly owned 11,937 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,691,554.76. This trade represents a 1.92% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 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.
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