NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI Holdings Cut by American Century Companies Inc.

American Century Companies Inc. reduced its stake in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 17.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 263,024 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after selling 56,696 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc.’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $59,899,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in NXPI. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $453,050,000. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its position in NXP Semiconductors by 307.7% in the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 1,179,129 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $268,523,000 after buying an additional 889,883 shares during the period. Boston Partners lifted its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 73.6% in the second quarter. Boston Partners now owns 2,086,769 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $454,862,000 after buying an additional 884,403 shares during the last quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 56.3% during the second quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 1,916,922 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $418,828,000 after acquiring an additional 690,277 shares during the period. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System grew its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 104.3% during the second quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 912,463 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $199,364,000 after acquiring an additional 465,820 shares during the last quarter. 90.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NXP Semiconductors Price Performance

NASDAQ:NXPI opened at $216.37 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.38, a current ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $231.84 and its 200 day moving average price is $223.20. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 52-week low of $148.09 and a 52-week high of $256.36. The firm has a market cap of $54.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.25, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.45.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The semiconductor provider reported $3.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.31 by $0.04. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 16.47% and a return on equity of 26.72%. The company had revenue of $3.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.30 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.18 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.770-3.170 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $240.00 price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Evercore reduced their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $292.00 to $260.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $260.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $265.00 to $255.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, NXP Semiconductors has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $253.67.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NXP Semiconductors news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 12,425 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.94, for a total value of $2,745,179.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 11,811 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,609,522.34. The trade was a 51.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

NXP Semiconductors 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.