Meridiem Capital Partners LP Sells 5,117 Shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Meridiem Capital Partners LP cut its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 134,114 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after selling 5,117 shares during the period. NXP Semiconductors accounts for 2.0% of Meridiem Capital Partners LP’s holdings, making the stock its 17th largest position. Meridiem Capital Partners LP’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $30,542,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 20.6% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,276 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $265,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in NXP Semiconductors by 3.4% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 7,021 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $1,334,000 after buying an additional 234 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 147.2% during the second quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 5,921 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $1,294,000 after buying an additional 3,526 shares in the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors during the second quarter worth $503,000. Finally, Midwest Trust Co bought a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the second quarter valued at about $270,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.54% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NXP Semiconductors news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 12,425 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.94, for a total transaction of $2,745,179.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 11,811 shares in the company, valued at $2,609,522.34. The trade was a 51.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

NXP Semiconductors Price Performance

NXPI stock traded up $1.12 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $192.34. The company had a trading volume of 143,231 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,914,019. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 1-year low of $148.09 and a 1-year high of $256.36. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $229.62 and a 200-day moving average price of $222.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 2.05 and a quick ratio of 1.38. The company has a market capitalization of $48.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.45.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The semiconductor provider reported $3.35 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.31 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $3.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.30 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 16.47% and a return on equity of 26.72%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.18 EPS. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.770-3.170 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 earnings per share for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 25th will be paid a $1.014 dividend. This represents a $4.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 25th. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 51.13%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NXPI has been the subject of several analyst reports. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $280.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Bank of America decreased their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $265.00 to $245.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $240.00 target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Mizuho cut their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $285.00 to $255.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $253.67.

NXP Semiconductors Company Profile

NXP Semiconductors N.V. is a global semiconductor company headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, that designs and supplies mixed-signal and standard product solutions for a broad range of end markets. The company focuses on enabling secure connections and infrastructure for embedded applications, developing technologies used across automotive, industrial and Internet of Things (IoT), mobile, and communication infrastructure segments. NXP’s offerings target customers that require reliable, secure, and high-performance semiconductor components for connected devices and systems.

Product lines include microcontrollers and application processors, secure elements and authentication technologies, RF and high-power analog components, connectivity solutions, and vehicle networking and infotainment systems.