Credit Agricole S A Has $10.37 Million Stock Holdings in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• Credit Agricole S A reduced its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems by 76.4%, ending the quarter with 17,882 shares valued at $10.37 million.
• Various institutional investors, like Brighton Jones LLC and GeoWealth Management LLC, have increased their stakes in Monolithic Power Systems, showcasing strong interest in the company.
• Monolithic Power Systems beat earnings expectations in its latest quarter, reporting $4.21 EPS against a consensus estimate of $4.12, and set guidance for Q3 earnings.

Credit Agricole S A lessened its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 76.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 17,882 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 57,760 shares during the period. Credit Agricole S A's holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $10,371,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in MPWR. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 46.0% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 635 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $376,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 73.9% during the 4th quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 287 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $170,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 7.2% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 159,587 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $94,440,000 after purchasing an additional 10,761 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 7,554 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $4,470,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Tennessee Department of Treasury lifted its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 11,845 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $7,009,000 after purchasing an additional 197 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently weighed in on MPWR. William Blair raised Monolithic Power Systems to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $825.00 price target (up previously from $785.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Monday, August 4th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $800.00 price target (up previously from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. TD Cowen upped their price target on Monolithic Power Systems from $600.00 to $675.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $838.09.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 directly owned 121,605 shares in the company, valued at $94,851,900. This represents a 24.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Jeff Zhou sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $4,933,400. This trade 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 have sold 49,599 shares of company stock worth $38,455,220. Company insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.

Monolithic Power Systems Trading Down 2.2%

MPWR stock opened at $826.27 on Thursday. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 1-year low of $438.86 and a 1-year high of $959.64. The firm has a market cap of $39.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.52, a P/E/G ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 1.18. The business's 50 day moving average is $751.36 and its 200-day moving average is $667.29.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last released 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $648.74 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $3.17 EPS. The company's revenue 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 forecast that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current year.

Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th were paid a $1.56 dividend. This represents a $6.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th. Monolithic Power Systems's dividend payout ratio is currently 16.25%.

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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