Cantor Fitzgerald Issues Negative Estimate for NXPI Earnings

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) – Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for NXP Semiconductors in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst M. Prisco now anticipates that the semiconductor provider will post earnings per share of $10.21 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $10.31. Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $280.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for NXP Semiconductors’ current full-year earnings is $10.28 per share. Cantor Fitzgerald also issued estimates for NXP Semiconductors’ FY2026 earnings at $12.12 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on NXPI. Stifel Nicolaus set a $215.00 target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Tuesday. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $276.00 target price for the company. TD Cowen cut their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $270.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $252.00 to $254.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $257.47.

NXP Semiconductors Price Performance

Shares of NXPI opened at $209.12 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $52.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 2.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $223.27 and a 200 day moving average of $214.18. NXP Semiconductors has a twelve month low of $148.09 and a twelve month high of $255.45.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The semiconductor provider reported $3.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.12 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $3.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.15 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 17.11% and a return on equity of 26.92%. NXP Semiconductors’s revenue was down 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $3.45 EPS. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.070-3.490 EPS.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 17th were paid a $1.014 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 17th. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. NXP Semiconductors’s payout ratio is presently 50.25%.

Insider Buying and Selling at NXP Semiconductors

In other NXP Semiconductors news, EVP Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.21, for a total value of $216,210.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 6,828 shares in the company, valued at $1,476,281.88. The trade was a 12.77% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.57, for a total transaction of $439,140.00. Following the sale, the president owned 4,958 shares in the company, valued at $1,088,628.06. This represents a 28.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.12% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of NXP Semiconductors

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. CNB Bank purchased a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors during the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Hemington Wealth Management grew its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 50.0% during the 1st quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 177 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. grew its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 121.7% during the 2nd quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. now owns 153 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in NXP Semiconductors during the 2nd quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC grew its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 375.6% during the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 195 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. 90.54% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.