Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.16 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.27 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Freescale Semiconductor to post $2.03 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2.54 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Shares of Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) traded down 4.65% on Wednesday, hitting $36.11. The stock had a trading volume of 635,679 shares. Freescale Semiconductor has a 52-week low of $15.29 and a 52-week high of $45.67. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $40.56 and its 200-day moving average is $38.15. The company has a market cap of $11.09 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.80.

FSL has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Analysts at Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $52.00 price target on shares of Freescale Semiconductor in a research note on Friday, July 17th. On a related note, analysts at Topeka Capital Markets lowered their price target on shares of Freescale Semiconductor from $46.00 to $45.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Freescale Semiconductor has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $37.10.

In other Freescale Semiconductor news, SVP Robert J. Conrad sold 107,169 shares of Freescale Semiconductor stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.92, for a total value of $4,599,693.48. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Paul R. Hart sold 2,397 shares of Freescale Semiconductor stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.28, for a total value of $98,948.16. The disclosure for this sale can be found here.

Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd. provides microcontrollers and digital networking processors. The Company combines its embedded processors with its complementary analog, sensor and radio frequency devices, and a full suite of software and design tools, to provide integrated embedded processing solutions that streamline customer development efforts, lower their costs and shorten their time to market. The Company’s organizes five product groups: Microcontrollers, Digital Networking, Automotive MCUs, Analog and Sensors, and Radio Frequency Devices. It provides its customers embedded processing solutions for the automotive, networking, industrial and consumer markets. The Company’s focuses on serving the need for increased connectivity and enhanced intelligence critical to these fast growing semiconductor applications. The Company’s product groups are focused on four markets, which include: Automotive Market, Networking Market, Industrial Market, and Consumer Market.