AG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs Invests $1.19 Million in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• AG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs made a new investment of approximately $1.19 million in Monolithic Power Systems, purchasing 2,051 shares of the semiconductor company.
• Insider transactions revealed that CFO Theodore Blegen sold 3,000 shares for over $2.4 million, indicating a 6.83% decrease in his position.
• Monolithic Power Systems recently declared a quarterly dividend of $1.56 per share, with an annualized yield of 0.7%, payable on October 15th.

AG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs purchased a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 2,051 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $1,190,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MPWR. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter valued at $27,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. SouthState Corp bought a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the first quarter valued at about $33,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 146.4% in the 1st quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 69 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Global Financial Private Client LLC increased its position in shares of 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 worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Performance

Shares of MPWR stock traded up $20.64 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $877.66. The company's stock had a trading volume of 407,610 shares, compared to its average volume of 769,384. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 52 week low of $438.86 and a 52 week high of $954.00. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $798.27 and its 200-day simple moving average is $690.32. The company has a market cap of $42.03 billion, a PE ratio of 22.86, a P/E/G ratio of 3.17 and a beta of 1.23.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 earnings per share 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 analyst estimates of $648.74 million. Monolithic Power Systems had a net margin of 73.17% and a return on equity of 19.14%. The firm's revenue was up 31.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $3.17 EPS. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be given a $1.56 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $6.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Monolithic Power Systems's payout ratio is 16.25%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MPWR has been the topic of several research analyst reports. 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 note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Monolithic Power Systems from $880.00 to $930.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $800.00 price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Friday, August 1st. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $730.00 to $750.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $875.00 target price (up previously from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Friday, August 1st. One investment 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $838.09.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $780.00, for a total transaction of $31,199,220.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 121,605 shares in the company, valued at $94,851,900. This trade represents a 24.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Jeff Zhou sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $850.00, for a total value of $340,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 5,804 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,933,400. This represents a 6.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 52,792 shares of company stock valued at $41,066,150. Company insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.

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.