California Public Employees Retirement System Buys 112,703 Shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

California Public Employees Retirement System raised its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 12.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 1,025,166 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 112,703 shares during the quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System owned approximately 0.41% of NXP Semiconductors worth $233,461,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. New England Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. New England Asset Management Inc. now owns 21,835 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $4,972,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 7.5% during the third quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 335,962 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $76,509,000 after buying an additional 23,443 shares in the last quarter. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. bought a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the third quarter valued at approximately $13,996,000. Zacks Investment Management boosted its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter. Zacks Investment Management now owns 1,101 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $251,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Credit Agricole S A acquired a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $22,636,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.54% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NXP Semiconductors news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 12,425 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $220.94, for a total transaction of $2,745,179.50. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 11,811 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,609,522.34. The trade was a 51.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on NXPI shares. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Friday, January 16th. Bank of America reduced their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $265.00 to $245.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. KeyCorp raised their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $280.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Evercore cut their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $292.00 to $260.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $240.00 price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $253.67.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Down 0.2%

NASDAQ:NXPI opened at $190.86 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $48.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.04, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.38 and a current ratio of 2.05. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $229.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $221.54. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 52-week low of $148.09 and a 52-week high of $256.36.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The semiconductor provider reported $3.35 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.31 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $3.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.30 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 26.72% and a net margin of 16.47%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.18 EPS. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.770-3.170 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 EPS for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 25th will be given a $1.014 dividend. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 25th. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 51.13%.

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.