Alberta Investment Management Corp Acquires New Holdings in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Alberta Investment Management Corp purchased a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 16,200 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock, valued at approximately $3,540,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 2.8% in the second quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,824 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $399,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Fox Run Management L.L.C. raised its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 3.3% during the 1st quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. now owns 1,669 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $317,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC boosted its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 3.5% in the 1st quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 1,635 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $312,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. TFB Advisors LLC grew its position in NXP Semiconductors by 4.9% in the 1st quarter. TFB Advisors LLC now owns 1,203 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $229,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 14.7% during the 1st quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 446 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $85,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the period. 90.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NXP Semiconductors Trading Down 2.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:NXPI opened at $197.10 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $217.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $216.41. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a one year low of $148.09 and a one year high of $255.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 2.37 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $49.60 billion, a PE ratio of 24.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.47.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 27th. The semiconductor provider reported $3.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.12 by ($0.01). NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 17.11% and a return on equity of 26.92%. The business had revenue of $3.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.15 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.45 EPS. NXP Semiconductors’s quarterly revenue was down 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.070-3.490 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 17th were issued a dividend of $1.014 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 17th. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio is 50.12%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NXP Semiconductors news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 8,372 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $207.01, for a total transaction of $1,733,087.72. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 19,175 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,969,416.75. The trade was a 30.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Andrew Micallef sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on NXPI shares. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $220.00 price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NXP Semiconductors currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $252.47.

NXP Semiconductors 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.