Zacks Research Expects Lower Earnings for NXP Semiconductors

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report issued on Wednesday, December 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the semiconductor provider will post earnings per share of $2.50 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.52. The consensus estimate for NXP Semiconductors’ current full-year earnings is $11.33 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for NXP Semiconductors’ Q4 2025 earnings at $3.28 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.10 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.75 EPS.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last posted its earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The semiconductor provider reported $3.45 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.43 by $0.02. NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 33.57% and a net margin of 20.98%. The firm had revenue of $3.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.25 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.31 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Oppenheimer lowered their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $330.00 to $300.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Citic Securities initiated coverage on NXP Semiconductors in a report on Friday, October 11th. They issued a $288.00 target price on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $285.00 to $277.00 in a research report on Friday, October 11th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $235.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, Loop Capital started coverage on NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Monday, November 11th. They set a “buy” rating and a $300.00 price objective for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $274.14.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Up 2.3 %

NXPI opened at $223.61 on Monday. NXP Semiconductors has a 12 month low of $201.58 and a 12 month high of $296.08. The stock has a market cap of $56.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.34, a P/E/G ratio of 4.41 and a beta of 1.46. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $231.50 and its 200 day moving average price is $248.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 1.60.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NXP Semiconductors

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NXPI. Logan Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Logan Capital Management Inc. now owns 16,177 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $3,883,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 4,459,689 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $1,063,322,000 after buying an additional 93,129 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC increased its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 9.3% in the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 18,124 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $4,350,000 after buying an additional 1,542 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,574,000. Finally, World Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 2,103.4% in the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 28,909 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $6,938,000 after buying an additional 27,597 shares in the last quarter. 90.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at NXP Semiconductors

In other NXP Semiconductors news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 3,500 shares of NXP Semiconductors stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $232.35, for a total transaction of $813,225.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 30,269 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,033,002.15. The trade was a 10.36 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.11% of the company’s stock.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 5th will be paid a dividend of $1.014 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 5th. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.81%. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio is 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.