330 Shares in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR Acquired by Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI

Key Points

• Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI acquired 330 shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. valued at approximately $242,000 during the 2nd quarter.
• Monolithic Power Systems reported a 31% increase in quarterly revenue to $664.57 million and an EPS of $4.21, exceeding analysts' estimates.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $1.56 per share, with a dividend yield of 0.7% and a payout ratio of 16.25%.

Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI acquired a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 330 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $242,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 46.0% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 635 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $376,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems by 32.0% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,342 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $778,000 after acquiring an additional 325 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 10.7% during the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 964 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $559,000 after acquiring an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. CX Institutional acquired a new position in Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter worth about $152,000. Finally, Simon Quick Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the first quarter valued at about $310,000. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Monolithic Power Systems Trading Down 7.6%

NASDAQ MPWR opened at $904.44 on Friday. The business's 50-day moving average price is $867.96 and its 200 day moving average price is $730.45. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a twelve month low of $438.86 and a twelve month high of $990.25. The company has a market capitalization of $43.31 billion, a PE ratio of 23.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.37 and a beta of 1.27.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.12 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $664.57 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $648.74 million. Monolithic Power Systems had a net margin of 73.17% and a return on equity of 19.14%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 31.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.17 EPS. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts predict that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current year.

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be paid a dividend of $1.56 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $6.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Monolithic Power Systems's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 16.25%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Jeff Zhou sold 400 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $850.00, for a total value of $340,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 5,804 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,933,400. This trade represents a 6.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 3,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $913.22, for a total value of $2,739,660.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 37,940 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $34,647,566.80. This trade represents a 7.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 65,702 shares of company stock worth $53,834,480 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. KeyCorp raised their price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $950.00 to $1,050.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Monolithic Power Systems from $880.00 to $930.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Loop Capital upped their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $800.00 price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $820.00 to $1,025.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $880.50.

Monolithic Power Systems Profile

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc engages in the design, development, marketing, and sale of semiconductor-based power electronics solutions for the storage and computing, automotive, enterprise data, consumer, communications, and industrial markets. The company provides direct current (DC) to DC integrated circuits (ICs) that are used to convert and control voltages of various electronic systems, such as cloud-based CPU servers, server artificial intelligence applications, storage applications, commercial notebooks, digital cockpit, power sources, home appliances, 4G and 5G infrastructure, and satellite communications applications.

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