J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG Has $641,000 Stake in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG reduced its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 27.7% during the second quarter, holding 876 shares valued at approximately $641,000.
• Several analysts have raised their price targets for Monolithic Power Systems, with Needham & Company boosting the target from $820.00 to $1,025.00 and issuing a "buy" rating.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $1.56 per share, reflecting an annualized dividend yield of 0.7%, with a payout ratio of 16.25%.

J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG trimmed its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 27.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 876 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 336 shares during the period. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG's holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $641,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the first quarter valued at $27,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the second quarter valued at $36,000. SouthState Corp acquired a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the first quarter valued at $33,000. AdvisorNet Financial Inc increased its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 306.3% in the second quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 65 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 146.4% in the first quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 69 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $880.00 to $930.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Oppenheimer reiterated 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 reiterated 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 boosted their target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $820.00 to $1,025.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Finally, William Blair raised shares of Monolithic Power Systems to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Monolithic Power Systems has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $880.50.

Insider Transactions at Monolithic Power Systems

In related news, Director Carintia Martinez sold 1,400 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $900.00, for a total value of $1,260,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 878 shares in the company, valued at $790,200. This trade represents a 61.46% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Saria Tseng sold 14,510 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $914.45, for a total transaction of $13,268,669.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 144,494 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $132,132,538.30. This trade represents a 9.13% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 65,702 shares of company stock valued at $53,834,480. 3.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Monolithic Power Systems Trading Down 1.3%

MPWR stock opened at $918.83 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $44.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.42 and a beta of 1.27. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 12 month low of $438.86 and a 12 month high of $954.81. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $846.21 and a 200-day moving average price of $718.53.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.12 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $664.57 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.17 earnings per share. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS 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 issued a $1.56 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 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 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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