Zacks Research Brokers Decrease Earnings Estimates for NXPI

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of NXP Semiconductors in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, December 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the semiconductor provider will earn $2.32 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.35. The consensus estimate for NXP Semiconductors’ current full-year earnings is $11.33 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for NXP Semiconductors’ Q3 2025 earnings at $3.00 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.67 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.24 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $3.44 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on NXPI. Susquehanna cut their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $260.00 to $250.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $275.00 to $260.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $285.00 to $277.00 in a research report on Friday, October 11th. Truist Financial cut their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $287.00 to $252.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, Mizuho set a $290.00 target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Friday, October 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, NXP Semiconductors currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $274.14.

NXP Semiconductors Price Performance

NXPI opened at $216.99 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $55.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.71, a PEG ratio of 4.60 and a beta of 1.46. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $232.35 and a 200 day moving average of $249.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 1.60 and a current ratio of 2.35. NXP Semiconductors has a fifty-two week low of $201.58 and a fifty-two week high of $296.08.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The semiconductor provider reported $3.45 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.43 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $3.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.25 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 20.98% and a return on equity of 33.57%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.31 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Drive Wealth Management LLC grew its position in NXP Semiconductors by 4.3% during the second quarter. Drive Wealth Management LLC now owns 953 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $257,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Patten Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 1.2% in the second quarter. Patten Group Inc. now owns 3,454 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $929,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. West Paces Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 3.1% in the second quarter. West Paces Advisors Inc. now owns 1,500 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $404,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Octavia Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 5.4% in the second quarter. Octavia Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 880 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $238,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Crumly & Associates Inc. grew its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 2.0% in the third quarter. Crumly & Associates Inc. now owns 2,274 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $546,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. 90.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at NXP Semiconductors

In other NXP Semiconductors news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 3,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $232.35, for a total transaction of $813,225.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 30,269 shares in the company, valued at $7,033,002.15. This trade represents a 10.36 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.11% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 5th will be paid a $1.014 dividend. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 5th. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio is currently 38.74%.

About NXP Semiconductors

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.