What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for NXPI Q2 Earnings?

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for NXP Semiconductors in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, December 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the semiconductor provider will earn $2.50 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.52. The consensus estimate for NXP Semiconductors’ current full-year earnings is $11.33 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for NXP Semiconductors’ Q4 2025 earnings at $3.28 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.10 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.75 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on NXPI. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $330.00 to $280.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $370.00 to $315.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $285.00 to $277.00 in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $270.00 target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Loop Capital assumed coverage on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a report on Monday, November 11th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $300.00 target price on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $274.14.

NXP Semiconductors Price Performance

Shares of NXPI stock opened at $217.94 on Monday. NXP Semiconductors has a 52-week low of $201.58 and a 52-week high of $296.08. The stock has a market cap of $55.39 billion, a PE ratio of 20.80, a PEG ratio of 4.41 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 1.60 and a current ratio of 2.35. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $231.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $248.07.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 4th. The semiconductor provider reported $3.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.43 by $0.02. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 20.98% and a return on equity of 33.57%. The firm had revenue of $3.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.25 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.31 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Family Firm Inc. acquired a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors during the 2nd quarter worth about $27,000. Addison Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 224.2% during the 2nd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 107 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. increased its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 71.2% during the 2nd quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 125 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors during the 3rd quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Valley Wealth Managers Inc. acquired a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors during the 2nd quarter worth about $48,000. 90.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NXP Semiconductors news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $232.35, for a total transaction of $813,225.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 30,269 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,033,002.15. The trade was a 10.36 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 0.11% of the company’s stock.

NXP Semiconductors Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 5th will be given a dividend of $1.014 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 5th. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.86%. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.74%.

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.