Zacks Research Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for NXPI

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note issued on Monday, February 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the semiconductor provider will earn $2.19 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.31. The consensus estimate for NXP Semiconductors’ current full-year earnings is $10.28 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for NXP Semiconductors’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.39 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.76 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.00 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.35 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.56 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.03 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.16 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.14 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $11.90 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $14.25 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on NXPI. Needham & Company LLC lowered their price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $250.00 to $230.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Mizuho increased their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $240.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Citigroup raised shares of NXP Semiconductors from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $210.00 to $290.00 in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Susquehanna decreased their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $235.00 to $225.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $267.00.

NXP Semiconductors Price Performance

Shares of NXPI opened at $216.87 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $215.92 and a 200-day moving average price of $227.67. NXP Semiconductors has a fifty-two week low of $198.21 and a fifty-two week high of $296.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $55.00 billion, a PE ratio of 22.29, a PEG ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.60 and a current ratio of 2.36.

Institutional Trading of NXP Semiconductors

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. ORG Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 915.4% during the fourth quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 132 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 119 shares in the last quarter. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in NXP Semiconductors during the third quarter worth $33,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 169.2% during the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 140 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares during the last quarter. Runnymede Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in NXP Semiconductors during the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Smithfield Trust Co bought a new position in NXP Semiconductors during the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.54% of the company’s stock.

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.