CreativeOne Wealth LLC raised its position in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 49.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,271 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 1,087 shares during the period. CreativeOne Wealth LLC's holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $1,897,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. SouthState Corp acquired a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the 1st quarter valued at $33,000. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. lifted its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 637.5% in the 4th quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 59 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the period. Meeder Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake 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 valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the period. Finally, Global Financial Private Client LLC lifted its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 265.0% in the 1st 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 during the period. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Monolithic Power Systems Trading Down 1.3%
Shares of NASDAQ MPWR traded down $10.64 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $813.01. The company had a trading volume of 76,894 shares, compared to its average volume of 785,944. The company has a market capitalization of $38.94 billion, a PE ratio of 21.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 1.23. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $777.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $677.23. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a one year low of $438.86 and a one year high of $954.00.
Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $664.57 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $648.74 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.17 EPS. Monolithic Power Systems's revenue for the quarter was up 31.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th were given a dividend of $1.56 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $6.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. Monolithic Power Systems's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 16.25%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research firms have recently weighed in on MPWR. Oppenheimer reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $800.00 price target (up previously from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $800.00 to $820.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $875.00 price objective (up previously from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Friday, August 1st. KeyCorp raised their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $940.00 to $950.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Loop Capital increased their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $838.09.
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Insider Activity
In other news, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 3,000 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $750.00, for a total value of $2,250,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 43,939 shares in the company, valued at approximately $32,954,250. The trade was a 6.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Jeff Zhou sold 193 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $870.00, for a total transaction of $167,910.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 5,611 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,881,570. This represents a 3.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 49,792 shares of company stock worth $38,623,130. Corporate insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.
About Monolithic Power Systems
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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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