Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR Shares Purchased by Ieq Capital LLC

Key Points

• Ieq Capital LLC significantly increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 88.0%, acquiring an additional 2,045 shares, bringing its total holdings to 4,370 shares worth approximately $2.54 million.
• Several institutional investors have recently made adjustments to their positions in Monolithic Power Systems, resulting in institutional ownership of 93.46% of the company's stock.
• Monolithic Power Systems reported strong financial results with an earnings per share (EPS) of $4.21, exceeding analysts' expectations, alongside a quarterly revenue of $664.57 million, marking a 31.0% year-over-year increase.

Ieq Capital LLC increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 88.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,370 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 2,045 shares during the quarter. Ieq Capital LLC's holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $2,535,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 46.0% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 635 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $376,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC grew its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 20.1% in the fourth quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 1,107 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $657,000 after purchasing an additional 185 shares in the last quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. grew its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 637.5% in the fourth quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 59 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 10.2% in the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 5,410 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,201,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co raised its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 17.9% in the fourth quarter. Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co now owns 1,402 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $830,000 after acquiring an additional 213 shares in the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Monolithic Power Systems

In other news, Director Jeff Zhou sold 400 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $850.00, for a total transaction of $340,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 5,804 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,933,400. This represents a 6.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 6,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated 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 owned 46,939 shares in the company, valued at approximately $35,204,250. This trade represents a 11.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 52,792 shares of company stock valued at $41,066,150. Corporate insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.

Monolithic Power Systems Price Performance

Monolithic Power Systems stock traded up $13.09 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $840.65. The stock had a trading volume of 122,902 shares, compared to its average volume of 784,169. The company has a market cap of $40.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.93, a PEG ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 1.23. The business's 50 day moving average price is $779.50 and its 200-day moving average price is $678.26. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 52 week low of $438.86 and a 52 week high of $954.00.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 business's quarterly revenue was up 31.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $3.17 earnings per share. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th were given a dividend of $1.56 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $6.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Monolithic Power Systems's dividend payout ratio is presently 16.25%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on MPWR shares. Oppenheimer restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $800.00 price objective (up from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $800.00 price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Friday, August 1st. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $800.00 to $820.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Stifel Nicolaus boosted 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, Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $825.00 price objective (up previously from $785.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Monday, August 4th. One research 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 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.

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.