NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI Shares Sold by AQR Capital Management LLC

AQR Capital Management LLC trimmed its holdings in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 65.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 33,010 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after selling 62,533 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $6,155,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC increased its position in NXP Semiconductors by 15.2% during the first quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 5,281 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $1,004,000 after purchasing an additional 698 shares during the last quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in NXP Semiconductors during the first quarter worth about $320,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position in NXP Semiconductors by 133.5% during the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,153 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $409,000 after purchasing an additional 1,231 shares during the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp increased its position in NXP Semiconductors by 14.5% during the first quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 7,436 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $1,413,000 after purchasing an additional 943 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in NXP Semiconductors by 18.2% during the first quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 12,653 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $2,418,000 after purchasing an additional 1,951 shares during the last quarter. 90.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NXPI has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. KeyCorp raised their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $205.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Barclays increased their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $230.00 to $252.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $276.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $256.05.

Insider Activity at NXP Semiconductors

In related news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 9,132 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.00, for a total value of $2,100,360.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 27,088 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,230,240. This trade represents a 25.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.57, for a total transaction of $439,140.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president directly owned 4,958 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,088,628.06. This trade represents a 28.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 17,917 shares of company stock valued at $4,082,002 over the last 90 days. 0.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

NXP Semiconductors Trading Down 2.0%

NASDAQ NXPI opened at $218.82 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $224.90 and a 200-day simple moving average of $208.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.74. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a one year low of $148.09 and a one year high of $256.62. The firm has a market cap of $55.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.08, a PEG ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.43.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 21st. The semiconductor provider reported $2.72 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.66 by $0.06. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 17.72% and a return on equity of 27.99%. The business had revenue of $2.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.90 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.20 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.890-3.300 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 17th will be issued a $1.014 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 17th. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 48.39%.

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.