NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) Shares Purchased by U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC

U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 23.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,293 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after buying an additional 634 shares during the period. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $756,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. 9258 Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in NXP Semiconductors by 21.2% during the fourth quarter. 9258 Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,041 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $1,158,000 after buying an additional 881 shares in the last quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. raised its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 35.6% during the fourth quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 671 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $154,000 after purchasing an additional 176 shares during the period. Aveo Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 43.7% during the fourth quarter. Aveo Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,500 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $345,000 after purchasing an additional 456 shares during the period. Westover Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 17.5% during the fourth quarter. Westover Capital Advisors LLC now owns 8,113 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $1,863,000 after purchasing an additional 1,208 shares during the period. Finally, LGT Group Foundation raised its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. LGT Group Foundation now owns 50,552 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $11,681,000 after purchasing an additional 1,893 shares during the period. 90.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on NXPI shares. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $240.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 1st. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $221.00 to $224.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 7th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $290.00 price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Tuesday, April 30th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of NXP Semiconductors from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $257.72.

NXP Semiconductors Stock Performance

NXP Semiconductors stock opened at $259.63 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $66.38 billion, a PE ratio of 23.97, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.54. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $243.28 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $222.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 1.64. NXP Semiconductors has a 12 month low of $161.23 and a 12 month high of $264.26.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 5th. The semiconductor provider reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.33 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $3.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.40 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 21.24% and a return on equity of 37.65%. Research analysts expect that NXP Semiconductors will post 12.41 earnings per share for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 21st were given a dividend of $1.014 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 20th. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.56%. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio is currently 37.49%.

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.