GAMMA Investing LLC Purchases 393 Shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems by 29.3%, now owning 1,735 shares valued at approximately $1.27 million.
• Insider activity was notable, with EVP Saria Tseng selling 14,510 shares for over $13 million, representing a significant decrease in his holdings.
• Analysts have revised their ratings for Monolithic Power Systems, with price targets raised significantly by firms such as Raymond James and Stifel Nicolaus, indicating a generally positive outlook.

GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 29.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,735 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 393 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC's holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $1,269,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. SouthState Corp bought a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the 1st quarter valued at $33,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 146.4% in the 1st quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 69 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC raised its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems by 265.0% in the 1st quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 73 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Finally, Opal Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter valued at $54,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, EVP Saria Tseng sold 14,510 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $914.45, for a total value of $13,268,669.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 144,494 shares in the company, valued at $132,132,538.30. This represents a 9.13% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Jeff Zhou sold 193 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $870.00, for a total transaction of $167,910.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 5,611 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,881,570. This represents a 3.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 68,702 shares of company stock valued at $55,594,820. Insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on MPWR shares. Raymond James Financial restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $875.00 price target (up previously from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Rosenblatt Securities restated a "neutral" rating and set a $800.00 target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Loop Capital lifted their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $880.00 to $930.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $800.00 to $820.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $838.09.

Monolithic Power Systems Trading Down 0.9%

MPWR opened at $914.27 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $815.92 and a 200 day moving average of $701.48. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 12 month low of $438.86 and a 12 month high of $954.00. The firm has a market cap of $43.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.81, a P/E/G ratio of 3.44 and a beta of 1.23.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 earnings per share (EPS) 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 the consensus estimate of $648.74 million. Monolithic Power Systems had a return on equity of 19.14% and a net margin of 73.17%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 31.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.17 earnings per share. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be paid a dividend of $1.56 per share. This represents a $6.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. Monolithic Power Systems's payout ratio is currently 16.25%.

About Monolithic Power Systems

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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