Caitlin John LLC Takes $354,000 Position in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• Caitlin John LLC has acquired a new position in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MPWR), purchasing 484 shares valued at approximately $354,000 in the second quarter.
• The semiconductor company recently reported earnings of $4.21 per share, exceeding estimates, and its revenue increased by 31% year-over-year to $664.57 million.
• Monolithic Power Systems announced a quarterly dividend of $1.56 per share, with a 0.7% yield and a payout ratio of 16.25%.

Caitlin John LLC purchased a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 484 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $354,000.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wedmont Private Capital increased its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 1.3% during the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 1,068 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $802,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 3.2% during the first quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC now owns 638 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $370,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC increased its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 18.7% during the first quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 127 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Burney Co. increased its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 2.2% during the first quarter. Burney Co. now owns 946 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $549,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 1.8% during the second quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 1,142 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $835,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Monolithic Power Systems Trading Down 0.2%

MPWR opened at $916.36 on Monday. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $807.95 and its 200 day moving average price is $697.71. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 12-month low of $438.86 and a 12-month high of $954.00. The firm has a market cap of $43.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.86, a PEG ratio of 3.41 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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.12 by $0.09. Monolithic Power Systems had a return on equity of 19.14% and a net margin of 73.17%.The firm had revenue of $664.57 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $648.74 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.17 EPS. Monolithic Power Systems's revenue was up 31.0% on a year-over-year basis. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Monolithic Power Systems's dividend payout ratio is presently 16.25%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $780.00, for a total transaction of $31,199,220.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 121,605 shares in the company, valued at $94,851,900. This represents a 24.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Jeff Zhou sold 193 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated 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 owned 5,611 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,881,570. This trade represents a 3.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 52,792 shares of company stock worth $41,066,150 in the last quarter. 3.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently commented on MPWR shares. Raymond James Financial reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $875.00 price target (up from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating and set a $825.00 price objective (up previously from $785.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Monday, August 4th. William Blair raised Monolithic Power Systems to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Oppenheimer reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $800.00 price objective (up previously from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $880.00 to $930.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $838.09.

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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