Kingdon Capital Management L.L.C. Makes New Investment in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Kingdon Capital Management L.L.C. acquired a new stake in NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 47,500 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock, valued at approximately $10,817,000. NXP Semiconductors makes up 1.3% of Kingdon Capital Management L.L.C.’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest holding.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Holocene Advisors LP bought a new stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors during the 3rd quarter worth $2,662,000. Gotham Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 284.6% in the 3rd quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 20,479 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $4,664,000 after acquiring an additional 15,154 shares during the period. CSM Advisors LLC bought a new position in NXP Semiconductors in the 3rd quarter worth $18,370,000. Community Bank N.A. acquired a new position in NXP Semiconductors during the 3rd quarter worth $37,000. Finally, Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. bought a new stake in NXP Semiconductors during the third quarter valued at about $287,000. 90.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NXPI has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $250.00 price target on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $255.00 price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $280.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, NXP Semiconductors presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $253.67.

NXP Semiconductors Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of NXP Semiconductors stock opened at $190.86 on Monday. 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 business has a fifty day simple moving average of $229.01 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $221.54. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a 1 year low of $148.09 and a 1 year high of $256.36. The company has a market capitalization of $48.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.04, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.45.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 the consensus estimate of $3.30 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 16.47% and a return on equity of 26.72%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $3.18 earnings per share. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.770-3.170 EPS. Research analysts forecast that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 EPS for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Transactions at NXP Semiconductors

In other news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 12,425 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $220.94, for a total transaction of $2,745,179.50. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president 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 legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.12% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.