Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. Decreases Stock Holdings in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. has reduced its stake in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. by 43.1%, owning 1,290 shares valued at approximately $945,000 as of the end of the second quarter.
• Multiple institutional investors have recently increased their positions in Monolithic Power Systems, with 93.46% of the stock being held by hedge funds and other investors.
• Monolithic Power Systems reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $4.21, surpassing estimates, and has announced a quarterly dividend of $1.56, reflecting a 0.6% annual yield.

Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 43.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,290 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 979 shares during the quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc.'s holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $945,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 13.3% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,719 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,157,000 after acquiring an additional 438 shares during the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter valued at approximately $204,000. Praxis Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter valued at approximately $980,000. Jackson Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 29.5% during the first quarter. Jackson Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,896 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,680,000 after acquiring an additional 659 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DAVENPORT & Co LLC increased its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 52.6% during the first quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 653 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $379,000 after acquiring an additional 225 shares during the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. Raymond James Financial reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $875.00 target price (up from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Loop Capital raised their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Citigroup raised their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $825.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $800.00 target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, KeyCorp raised their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $950.00 to $1,050.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $925.00.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ MPWR opened at $1,004.65 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $48.11 billion, a PE ratio of 26.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.83 and a beta of 1.27. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $438.86 and a fifty-two week high of $1,041.50. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $886.92 and a 200-day moving average of $743.66.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.12 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $664.57 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 quarterly revenue was up 31.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.17 earnings per share. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current year.

Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th were paid a $1.56 dividend. This represents a $6.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 30th. Monolithic Power Systems's payout ratio is 16.25%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Saria Tseng sold 2,812 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,025.72, for a total value of $2,884,324.64. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 127,654 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $130,937,260.88. The trade was a 2.16% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 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 completion of 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. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 82,542 shares of company stock worth $70,973,777. Insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.

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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