Zacks Research Has Bearish Estimate for NXPI Q2 Earnings

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI - Free Report) - Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for NXP Semiconductors in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, December 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the semiconductor provider will post earnings of $2.50 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on NXPI. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an "overweight" rating and set a $270.00 price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Monday, November 4th. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $287.00 to $252.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $370.00 to $315.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Mizuho set a $290.00 target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $235.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $274.14.

NXP Semiconductors Trading Up 2.3 %

Shares of NXP Semiconductors stock traded up $4.95 on Monday, hitting $223.61. 2,141,746 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,296,909. The company has a fifty day moving average of $231.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of $248.07. NXP Semiconductors has a one year low of $201.58 and a one year high of $296.08. The company has a market capitalization of $56.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.41 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 1.60.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI - Get Free Report) last issued 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 analysts' expectations of $3.25 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a return on equity of 33.57% and a net margin of 20.98%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.31 earnings per share.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 5th will be issued a $1.014 dividend. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 5th. NXP Semiconductors's payout ratio is 38.74%.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 3,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $232.35, for a total value of $813,225.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 30,269 shares of the company's stock, 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 document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.11% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NXP Semiconductors

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Family Firm Inc. bought a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors during the second quarter valued at about $27,000. Addison Advisors LLC increased its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 224.2% in the 2nd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 107 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the period. Valley National Advisers Inc. increased its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 71.2% in the 2nd quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 125 shares of the semiconductor provider's stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the period. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in NXP Semiconductors in the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Valley Wealth Managers Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors during the second quarter valued at approximately $48,000. 90.54% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.