Analyst Ratings February 3, 2026

Truist Lowers NXP Semiconductors Price Target to $255 While Retaining Buy Rating

Analyst trims 2027 EPS estimate and points to management commentary on 2026 revenue as a potential catalyst amid mixed segment results

By Leila Farooq NXPI
Truist Lowers NXP Semiconductors Price Target to $255 While Retaining Buy Rating
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Truist Securities has reduced its price target for NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) to $255 from $265 but kept a Buy rating. The adjustment follows slightly stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results and first-quarter guidance that showed strength in mobile and communications infrastructure, while some end markets such as Automotive showed softer-than-expected trends. Truist also lowered its 2027 EPS projection and based the new target on a 16x multiple reflecting a discount to peers.

Key Points

  • Truist Securities lowered NXP’s price target to $255 from $265 while maintaining a Buy rating; the target aligns with a bullish analyst consensus (1.52 recommendation score per InvestingPro).
  • NXP reported slightly above-consensus Q4 results and Q1 guidance, with stronger revenues in mobile and communications infrastructure; trailing-twelve-month revenue was $12.27 billion and gross profit margin was 54.74%.
  • Truist cut its calendar year 2027 EPS estimate to $15.92 from $16.50 and set the new price target using a 16x multiple, described as a 9x discount to peers.

Truist Securities has cut its price target on NXP Semiconductors NV to $255.00 from $265.00 while continuing to carry a Buy rating on the stock. The firm noted the new target is consistent with the broader analyst consensus, which retains a bullish tilt with a 1.52 recommendation score according to InvestingPro data.

The revision follows NXP’s fourth-quarter performance and initial guidance for the first quarter, which came in slightly above consensus. Management highlighted stronger revenue contributions from the mobile and infrastructure/other segments, and the company reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of $12.27 billion with a gross profit margin of 54.74%.

Truist’s research note emphasized management commentary that calendar year 2026 revenue could move into the company’s three-year target range. The firm said that such an outcome may open the door to upward revisions across the year, creating a potential positive catalyst for the stock.

At the same time, the analyst group trimmed its earnings-per-share outlook for calendar year 2027 to $15.92, down from a prior estimate of $16.50. Truist derived its $255 price target from a 16x multiple, which the note describes as representing a 9x discount to peers.


Here are the key reported results and related analyst moves:

  • NXP posted fourth-quarter 2025 EPS of $3.35, above the $3.30 analyst forecast.
  • Revenue for the quarter reached $3.34 billion versus an expected $3.3 billion.
  • Segment performance in the quarter showed Mobile and Communications Infrastructure ahead of expectations, Industrial IoT roughly in line, and Automotive slightly below expectations.

Other broker actions noted after the quarterly update include Bank of America Securities lowering its price target to $245 from $265 while keeping a Buy rating, citing what it characterized as limited cyclical momentum in core businesses. Cantor Fitzgerald, by contrast, reiterated an Overweight rating and maintained a $280 price target, describing the results as a "modest beat and raise" without major surprises.

Collectively, the commentary and price-target adjustments from Truist, BofA, and Cantor Fitzgerald reflect active reassessment by analysts and investors as they weigh NXP’s near-term guidance, segment-level dynamics, and longer-term revenue targets.


Contextual notes - The firm-level figures and analyst estimates cited above are those published in the respective research notes and company reports referenced in this coverage.

Risks

  • Guidance and forward-looking commentary could disappoint investors if management’s 2026 revenue expectations do not materialize, affecting semiconductor sector sentiment.
  • Segment-level variability - Automotive came in slightly below expectations while other segments varied - which could weigh on investor confidence in cyclical end markets such as automotive and industrial IoT.
  • Analyst downgrades or lower price targets, like the adjustment by BofA to $245, illustrate continued uncertainty about near-term momentum in NXP’s core businesses.

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