Czech National Bank Buys 719 Shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• The Czech National Bank increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. by 6.5%, owning 11,703 shares valued at approximately $8.56 million as of the latest SEC filing.
• Several large investors, including Vanguard Group and JPMorgan Chase, have also increased their positions in Monolithic Power Systems, with institutional ownership reaching 93.46%.
• Monolithic Power Systems plans to pay a quarterly dividend of $1.56 on October 15th, with an annualized yield of 0.7% and a payout ratio of 16.25%.

Czech National Bank boosted its position in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 6.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 11,703 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 719 shares during the period. Czech National Bank's holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $8,559,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. WPG Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems in the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Monolithic Power Systems in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. SouthState Corp purchased a new position in Monolithic Power Systems in the first quarter valued at about $33,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 146.4% in the first quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 69 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Global Financial Private Client LLC boosted its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 265.0% in the first quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 73 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Loop Capital boosted their target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $880.00 to $930.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating and set a $825.00 price target (up from $785.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a "neutral" rating and set a $800.00 price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $940.00 to $950.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. One investment 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's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $838.09.

Monolithic Power Systems Price Performance

Monolithic Power Systems stock traded down $1.42 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $916.36. The stock had a trading volume of 1,231,998 shares, compared to its average volume of 451,149. The stock has a market cap of $43.88 billion, a PE ratio of 23.86, a PEG ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 1.23. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 52 week low of $438.86 and a 52 week high of $954.00. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $807.95 and a 200-day simple moving average of $696.79.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.12 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $664.57 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.17 EPS. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts predict that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be issued a $1.56 dividend. This represents a $6.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. Monolithic Power Systems's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 16.25%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, Director Jeff Zhou sold 193 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were 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 of the company's stock, valued at $4,881,570. This trade represents a 3.33% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 3,000 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $814.34, for a total transaction of $2,443,020.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly 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. Insiders have sold a total of 52,792 shares of company stock valued at $41,066,150 in the last quarter. 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.