4D Advisors LLC Sells 5,500 Shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• 4D Advisors LLC reduced its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 64.7% during Q1, now owning only 3,000 shares, which represent approximately 1.4% of its investment portfolio.
• Recent earnings report showed Monolithic Power Systems beating consensus estimates with earnings per share of $4.21 and revenue of $664.57 million for the quarter, up 31% year-over-year.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $1.56 per share, yielding 0.7%, with a payout ratio of 16.25% as of July 15th.

4D Advisors LLC cut its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 64.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,000 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 5,500 shares during the period. Monolithic Power Systems comprises about 1.4% of 4D Advisors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest position. 4D Advisors LLC's holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $1,740,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of MPWR. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter valued at $27,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Monolithic Power Systems during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. SouthState Corp purchased a new position in Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter valued at $33,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 146.4% during the first quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 69 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Global Financial Private Client LLC lifted its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 265.0% during the first quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 73 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Monolithic Power Systems Trading Up 2.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:MPWR traded up $20.55 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $848.11. The stock had a trading volume of 424,542 shares, compared to its average volume of 490,993. The company has a market cap of $40.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 1.23. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 1 year low of $438.86 and a 1 year high of $954.00. The business's 50 day moving average price is $781.76 and its 200 day moving average price is $679.39.

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

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th were given a $1.56 dividend. This represents a $6.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th. Monolithic Power Systems's payout ratio is currently 16.25%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 3,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $814.34, for a total value of $2,443,020.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 40,939 shares in the company, valued at approximately $33,338,265.26. The trade was a 6.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jeff Zhou sold 193 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $870.00, for a total value of $167,910.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 5,611 shares in the company, valued at $4,881,570. The trade was a 3.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 52,792 shares of company stock worth $41,066,150. Corporate insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently weighed in on MPWR. Loop Capital lifted their target price 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 restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $800.00 price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $880.00 to $930.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $730.00 to $750.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $940.00 to $950.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $838.09.

About Monolithic Power Systems

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.