Fox Run Management L.L.C. Lowers Position in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• Fox Run Management L.L.C. has significantly reduced its stake in Monolithic Power Systems, decreasing ownership by 59.7% to hold 631 shares valued at approximately $366,000.
• Numerous other institutional investors have adjusted their positions in MPWR, with some increasing their stakes by over 600%, indicating a varied interest level among large investors.
• Monolithic Power Systems recently reported better-than-expected earnings, with a quarterly EPS of $4.21, exceeding the consensus estimate and showcasing a 31% year-over-year revenue growth.

Fox Run Management L.L.C. cut its stake in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 59.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 631 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 935 shares during the quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C.'s holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $366,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 1.7% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,920,669 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,433,870,000 after acquiring an additional 96,395 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 16.3% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,528,301 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $904,297,000 after acquiring an additional 214,395 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 7.5% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,249,335 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $724,589,000 after acquiring an additional 86,853 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 986,005 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $583,420,000 after acquiring an additional 5,274 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 76,432.3% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 778,333 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $451,418,000 after acquiring an additional 777,316 shares during the period. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Monolithic Power Systems

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owned 121,605 shares of the company's stock, valued at $94,851,900. The trade was a 24.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 6,000 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $750.00, for a total transaction of $4,500,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 46,939 shares in the company, valued at $35,204,250. This represents a 11.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 49,599 shares of company stock valued at $38,455,220 over the last 90 days. 3.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Up 2.8%

NASDAQ:MPWR traded up $23.26 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $844.00. 548,822 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 702,647. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 1 year low of $438.86 and a 1 year high of $959.64. The company has a market cap of $40.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 1.18. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $756.82 and a 200 day moving average price of $670.08.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 net margin of 73.17% and a return on equity of 19.14%. The business had revenue of $664.57 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $648.74 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.17 earnings per share. The company'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. Equities analysts forecast 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 was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th were issued a dividend of $1.56 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $6.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Monolithic Power Systems's payout ratio is currently 16.25%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently commented on the stock. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $825.00 price target (up from $785.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Loop Capital lifted their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $880.00 to $930.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $800.00 price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $940.00 to $950.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. One 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 MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $838.09.

Monolithic Power Systems Company 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.