Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of NXPI Q2 Earnings

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report issued on Wednesday, December 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the semiconductor provider will post earnings of $2.50 per share for the quarter, down from their previous 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.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Needham & Company LLC decreased their target price on NXP Semiconductors from $300.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Susquehanna decreased their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $260.00 to $250.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $235.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Oppenheimer reduced their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $330.00 to $300.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $285.00 to $275.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NXP Semiconductors presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $274.14.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of NXPI opened at $218.66 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $55.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.86, a PEG ratio of 4.51 and a beta of 1.46. NXP Semiconductors has a 12 month low of $201.58 and a 12 month high of $296.08. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $231.83 and its two-hundred day moving average is $248.42. The company has a current ratio of 2.35, a quick ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99.

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

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 5th will be issued a dividend of $1.014 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 5th. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.85%. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio is currently 38.65%.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at approximately $7,033,002.15. The trade was a 10.36 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.11% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NXP Semiconductors

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in NXPI. QRG Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 40.7% during the 2nd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,415 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $650,000 after acquiring an additional 699 shares in the last quarter. RFG Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 3.2% in the second quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 3,082 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $829,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the period. LVW Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the second quarter valued at approximately $213,000. Cooper Financial Group purchased a new stake in NXP Semiconductors during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $302,000. Finally, Diversified Trust Co lifted its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 211.8% during the 2nd quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 3,208 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $863,000 after buying an additional 2,179 shares in the last quarter. 90.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NXP Semiconductors Company 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.