Curi RMB Capital LLC Boosts Stock Position in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• Curi RMB Capital LLC increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 5.0%, acquiring an additional 1,768 shares, bringing its total ownership to approximately 36,951 shares valued at $21.47 million.
• Monolithic Power Systems reported impressive earnings for the last quarter, with $4.21 EPS, surpassing analysts' expectations and a revenue increase of 31% year-over-year.
• Recent insider trading saw EVP Deming Xiao sell 39,999 shares at an average price of $780, resulting in a substantial decrease in his position by 24.75%.

Curi RMB Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 5.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 36,951 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,768 shares during the quarter. Curi RMB Capital LLC owned 0.08% of Monolithic Power Systems worth $21,467,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 46.0% in the fourth 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. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 10.2% in the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 5,410 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,201,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 31.5% in the 4th quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 405 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $240,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. bought a new position in Monolithic Power Systems in the 4th quarter worth about $593,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 19.6% during the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 8,938 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $5,288,000 after acquiring an additional 1,465 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently issued reports on MPWR shares. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $800.00 price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Friday, August 1st. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $800.00 target price (up from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. KeyCorp upped their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $940.00 to $950.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. 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 research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Loop Capital lifted their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $838.09.

Insider Activity

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $780.00, for a total value of $31,199,220.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 121,605 shares in the company, valued at approximately $94,851,900. This trade represents a 24.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 3,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $814.34, for a total value of $2,443,020.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 40,939 shares in the company, valued at $33,338,265.26. The trade was a 6.83% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 52,792 shares of company stock worth $41,066,150. Insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Performance

MPWR traded down $11.38 on Tuesday, hitting $852.94. The company had a trading volume of 80,943 shares, compared to its average volume of 778,450. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.19, a P/E/G ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 1.23. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $787.02 and a 200-day moving average price of $681.87. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 12-month low of $438.86 and a 12-month high of $954.00.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.12 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $664.57 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $648.74 million. Monolithic Power Systems had a net margin of 73.17% and a return on equity of 19.14%. The company's revenue was up 31.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $3.17 EPS. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts forecast that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th were given a dividend of $1.56 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $6.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Monolithic Power Systems's dividend payout ratio is presently 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.