Canaccord analyst T. Michael Walkley noted the White House blocked the takeover of Qualcomm (QCOM) by Broadcom (AVGO) in the interest of national security. He expects the shares of Qualcomm to be weak as a result and recommends investors buy the shares on the pullback. He left his estimates and price target the same and believes its valuation will be compelling, especially if it closes the NXP Semiconductor (NXPI) deal. Walkley reiterated his Buy rating and $86 price target on Qualcomm shares.

Susquehanna analyst Christopher Rolland raised the firm's price target on Impinj (PI) to $150 from $140 and keeps a Positive rating on the shares. The firm said they posted a solid print with additional upside driven by the licensing win from NXP Semiconductors (NXPI). Customer engagements and new RFID markets continue to broaden the opportunity.

BofA raised the firm's price target on Texas Instruments (TXN) to $190 from $175 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. TI's small Q1 beat and inline but sequentially rising Q2 sales guidance, "while modest, potentially marks a recovery inflection in industrial chip demand," with positive read-across for U.S. peers such as Analog Devices (ADI), Microchip (MCHP), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) and On Semiconductor (ON), the analyst tells investors. However, despite an expected recovery, TI's sustained high capex intensity could keep reported calendar year 2024-26 pro-forma EPS below $6 per share, the analyst added.