On July 29, NXP Semiconductors NV declined 3.31% in regular trading, trading at $250.23/share, with turnover of $144 million. The stock continues to face selling pressure following the release of its Q2 earnings report after market close on July 28.

NXP reported Q2 revenue of $3.496 billion, up 19% year-over-year and above the analyst consensus of $3.46 billion. Non-GAAP diluted EPS came in at $3.61, also beating estimates of $3.50. However, adjusted free cash flow was only $791 million, significantly missing the analyst expectation of $949.3 million. The company guided Q3 revenue of $3.65 billion to $3.85 billion with adjusted EPS of $3.89 to $4.32, with the revenue midpoint of $3.75 billion slightly above consensus of $3.71 billion.

Prior to the earnings release, Oppenheimer and Bank of America had raised their target prices to $325 and $310 respectively, pushing market expectations to elevated levels. Additionally, growing uncertainty over AI investment return timelines has triggered broad semiconductor sector selling pressure. Within the sector, Micron Technology fell 2.4%, NVIDIA declined 1.3%, Intel dropped 1.49%, and Advanced Micro Devices lost 2.89%.

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