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$248.29+1.58%as of Nov 6, 2026
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$244.43
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NXPI’s -7.8% move looks stock-specific rather than a broad market effect, since the S&P 500 rose 1.7% and the Nasdaq 100 rose 1.0%; fundamentals remain solid with 14.6% revenue growth, 57.2% EPS growth and 57.2% gross margin, but the move is more than routine noise given the 1.89 beta.

NXPI

NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV

As of Nov 5, 2026

52/100

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Move driver

The primary driver looks stock-specific, not macro. NXPI fell -7.8% even as the S&P 500 rose 7.8% and the Nasdaq 100 rose 7.8%, so the broad tape does not explain the move. The semis backdrop was mixed rather than hostile — analog chip stocks were said to buoy the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index while AI and PC chip stocks lagged — which reinforces that this was not a general sector selloff. The day’s path also matters: it opened at $259.665, traded as high as $265.47, then faded to a $244.43 close, which reads like a reversal into the close rather than a stable market-wide drift.

Volatility check

This looks more than ordinary volatility because the stock moved -7.8% in a single session and its beta is 1.89, so it is built to swing more than the market. That said, the fundamentals are not deteriorating in the facts provided: revenue is +14.6% YoY (TTM), the latest quarter was +19.3% YoY, EPS is +57.2% YoY (TTM), and margins are strong at 57.2% gross, 33.0% operating, and 23.4% net. Valuation is not cheap at a PE of 20.7, but the forward PE is 14.6 and the PEG is 0.97, which says growth is not obviously expensive on a forward basis; on balance, the drop looks more like a sharp re-pricing than evidence of weakening operating momentum.

Earnings preview

The next earnings date is not available this period, so I cannot place the report on the calendar. Consensus is not provided either, so there are no fact-set revenue or EPS expectations to cite here. The facts do show the market is likely focused on whether 14.6% revenue growth, 19.3% latest-quarter revenue growth, and 57.2% EPS growth can hold up, and whether the 57.2% gross margin and 33.0% operating margin remain intact. There is also no prior-print reaction history in the facts, so I cannot infer a consistent post-earnings pattern from this packet.

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