GC Wealth Management RIA LLC Takes Position in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• GC Wealth Management RIA LLC acquired a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems, purchasing 714 shares valued at approximately $522,000 in the 2nd quarter.
• Several institutional investors, including Vanguard Group and JPMorgan Chase, have increased their stakes in Monolithic Power Systems, with institutional ownership now standing at 93.46%.
• Monolithic Power Systems reported a 31% year-over-year increase in revenue for the last quarter and declared a $1.56 quarterly dividend, reflecting a 0.7% dividend yield.

GC Wealth Management RIA LLC bought a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 714 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $522,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings 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 valued at $3,433,870,000 after acquiring an additional 96,395 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 33.1% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,034,731 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,180,104,000 after purchasing an additional 506,430 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 7.5% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,249,335 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $724,589,000 after purchasing an additional 86,853 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 26.5% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 629,566 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $365,136,000 after purchasing an additional 132,078 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 355,312 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $206,074,000 after purchasing an additional 5,390 shares during the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Jeff Zhou sold 400 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $850.00, for a total transaction of $340,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 5,804 shares in the company, valued at $4,933,400. The trade was a 6.45% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Carintia Martinez sold 1,400 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $900.00, for a total transaction of $1,260,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 878 shares of the company's stock, valued at $790,200. This trade represents a 61.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 62,702 shares of company stock worth $51,094,820. Company insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MPWR has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Loop Capital raised 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. William Blair upgraded shares of Monolithic Power Systems to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Oppenheimer restated an "outperform" rating and set a $800.00 price target (up previously from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Raymond James Financial reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $875.00 price objective (up from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Monolithic Power Systems presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $865.82.

Monolithic Power Systems Trading Up 3.8%

Monolithic Power Systems stock opened at $920.64 on Wednesday. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 1-year low of $438.86 and a 1-year high of $954.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.98, a P/E/G ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 1.23. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $833.86 and a 200 day simple moving average of $712.47.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.12 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $664.57 million during 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 business's revenue for the quarter was up 31.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.17 EPS. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current year.

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be given 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 is Tuesday, September 30th. Monolithic Power Systems's payout ratio is 16.25%.

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.

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