Cantor Fitzgerald Has Weak Forecast for NXPI FY2025 Earnings

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) – Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their FY2025 EPS estimates for NXP Semiconductors in a report issued on Wednesday, April 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst C. Muse now forecasts that the semiconductor provider will post earnings per share of $9.74 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $10.49. Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $250.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for NXP Semiconductors’ current full-year earnings is $10.28 per share.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on NXPI. Truist Financial raised their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $245.00 to $258.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $240.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Arete Research raised NXP Semiconductors to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $260.00 to $240.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $290.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $250.37.

NXP Semiconductors Trading Up 3.5 %

NASDAQ:NXPI opened at $188.14 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $47.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.34, a PEG ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a current ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09. NXP Semiconductors has a 12 month low of $148.09 and a 12 month high of $296.08. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $191.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $211.43.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 28th. The semiconductor provider reported $2.64 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.05. NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 31.45% and a net margin of 19.90%. The company had revenue of $2.84 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.83 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.24 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NXPI. FMR LLC raised its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 25,084,729 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $5,213,861,000 after acquiring an additional 86,716 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,322,338 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $2,769,048,000 after buying an additional 99,667 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 1.1% during the first quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 8,134,050 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $1,545,958,000 after buying an additional 87,820 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in NXP Semiconductors by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,242,415 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $1,088,094,000 after acquiring an additional 96,483 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. raised its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 6.0% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 4,729,345 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $982,994,000 after acquiring an additional 269,656 shares in the last quarter. 90.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, COO Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.86, for a total transaction of $204,860.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 8,828 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,808,504.08. This trade represents a 10.18 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 0.11% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 19th were paid a $1.014 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 19th. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.16%. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 44.12%.

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.