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NXP (NXPI) Stock Jumps 4%: Will It Continue to Soar?

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NXP Semiconductors (NXPI - Free Report) shares ended the last trading session 4% higher at $184.22. The jump came on an impressive volume with a higher-than-average number of shares changing hands in the session. This compares to the stock's 3.6% gain over the past four weeks.

NXP Semiconductors extended its rally, driven by the recent Samsung takeover speculation. Reportedly, Samsung is eyeing the acquisition of NXP Semiconductors.

This chipmaker is expected to post quarterly earnings of $3.39 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +42.4%. Revenues are expected to be $3.27 billion, up 26.1% from the year-ago quarter.

Earnings and revenue growth expectations certainly give a good sense of the potential strength in a stock, but empirical research shows that trends in earnings estimate revisions are strongly correlated with near-term stock price movements.

For NXP, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. And a stock's price usually doesn't keep moving higher in the absence of any trend in earnings estimate revisions. So, make sure to keep an eye on NXPI going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.

The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>

NXP belongs to the Zacks Semiconductor - Analog and Mixed industry. Another stock from the same industry, ON Semiconductor Corp. (ON - Free Report) , closed the last trading session 1.8% lower at $62.66. Over the past month, ON has returned 23.3%.

For ON Semiconductor Corp., the consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has remained unchanged over the past month at $1.26. This represents a change of +100% from what the company reported a year ago. ON Semiconductor Corp. currently has a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).


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