Duncan Williams Asset Management LLC Acquires New Stake in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• Duncan Williams Asset Management LLC has acquired a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems, purchasing 480 shares valued at approximately $351,000 during the second quarter.
• Monolithic Power Systems reported earnings per share (EPS) of $4.21 for the last quarter, exceeding expectations and reflected a year-over-year revenue increase of 31%.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $1.56 per share, which represents an annualized yield of 0.6% and a payout ratio of 16.25%.

Duncan Williams Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 480 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $351,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wedmont Private Capital lifted its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 1.3% in the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 1,068 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $802,000 after buying an additional 14 shares during the period. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC now owns 638 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $370,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC boosted its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 18.7% during the 1st quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 127 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $74,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Burney Co. boosted its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Burney Co. now owns 946 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $549,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 1.8% in the 2nd 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 during the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Up 5.4%

Shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock opened at $968.10 on Tuesday. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 12 month low of $438.86 and a 12 month high of $986.63. The stock has a market cap of $46.36 billion, a PE ratio of 25.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.42 and a beta of 1.27. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $850.80 and a 200-day simple moving average of $721.93.

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 (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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $648.74 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $3.17 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 31.0% on a year-over-year basis. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts expect that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $1.56 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $6.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. Monolithic Power Systems's payout ratio is presently 16.25%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $780.00, for a total transaction of $31,199,220.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 121,605 shares in the company, valued at $94,851,900. The trade was a 24.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $913.22, for a total value of $2,739,660.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 37,940 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $34,647,566.80. This represents a 7.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 65,702 shares of company stock valued at $53,834,480 in the last three months. 3.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MPWR has been the subject of several recent research reports. William Blair raised shares of Monolithic Power Systems to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $800.00 price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. Citigroup upped their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $825.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their price target on Monolithic Power Systems from $950.00 to $1,050.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $880.50.

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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