George Kaiser Family Foundation Takes $233,000 Position in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• The George Kaiser Family Foundation has acquired a new investment in Monolithic Power Systems, purchasing 401 shares valued at approximately $233,000.
• Monolithic Power Systems recently reported a quarterly earnings of $4.21 EPS, exceeding analysts' expectations, with revenue of $664.57 million for the quarter.
• Several institutional investors significantly increased their stakes in Monolithic Power Systems, with 93.46% of the stock currently owned by hedge funds and other institutions.

George Kaiser Family Foundation acquired a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 401 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $233,000.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 13.3% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,719 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,157,000 after buying an additional 438 shares in the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter worth approximately $204,000. Praxis Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter worth approximately $980,000. Jackson Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems by 29.5% during the first quarter. Jackson Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,896 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,680,000 after purchasing an additional 659 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DAVENPORT & Co LLC raised its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems by 52.6% during the first quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 653 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $379,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Monolithic Power Systems

In related news, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 6,000 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $750.00, for a total transaction of $4,500,000.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 46,939 shares of the company's stock, valued at $35,204,250. This trade represents a 11.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $780.00, for a total value of $31,199,220.00. Following the sale, 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 49,599 shares of company stock worth $38,455,220 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of MPWR traded down $5.53 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $820.74. The company's stock had a trading volume of 409,946 shares, compared to its average volume of 804,998. The firm has a market cap of $39.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.37, a P/E/G ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a 50 day moving average of $751.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $667.29. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 1-year low of $438.86 and a 1-year high of $959.64.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 period in the prior year, the business posted $3.17 earnings per share. Monolithic Power Systems's revenue for the quarter was up 31.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

The business 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. This represents a $6.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th. Monolithic Power Systems's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 16.25%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have commented on MPWR shares. 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 report on Monday, August 4th. Loop Capital boosted their target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Raymond James Financial reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $875.00 target price (up from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Friday, August 1st. TD Cowen upped their price target on Monolithic Power Systems from $600.00 to $675.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, William Blair raised Monolithic Power Systems to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $838.09.

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.