NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) Shares Purchased by Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 9.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,220 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 356 shares during the period. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $877,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. ORG Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 915.4% during the 4th quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 132 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares during the period. FSA Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in NXP Semiconductors during the 3rd quarter worth $33,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC grew its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 52.4% in the fourth quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 218 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC grew its position in NXP Semiconductors by 182.1% in the third quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 220 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $53,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GHP Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in NXP Semiconductors during the 3rd quarter worth $58,000. 90.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NXP Semiconductors Trading Up 2.2 %

NXP Semiconductors stock opened at $215.36 on Monday. NXP Semiconductors has a 52 week low of $202.25 and a 52 week high of $296.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $54.74 billion, a PE ratio of 20.55, a PEG ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 1.47. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $217.51 and its 200-day simple moving average is $236.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 1.60 and a current ratio of 2.35.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 4th. The semiconductor provider reported $3.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $3.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.25 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.31 EPS. NXP Semiconductors’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts forecast that NXP Semiconductors will post 11.33 earnings per share for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 5th were given a dividend of $1.014 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 5th. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.88%. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.65%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NXPI has been the topic of several analyst reports. Susquehanna dropped their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $260.00 to $250.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $270.00 target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Monday, November 4th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of NXP Semiconductors from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Loop Capital initiated coverage on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Monday, November 11th. They set a “buy” rating and a $300.00 price objective for the company. Finally, TD Cowen dropped their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $300.00 to $285.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $271.60.

NXP Semiconductors 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.