J2 Capital Management Inc Purchases Shares of 781 Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• J2 Capital Management Inc has acquired 781 shares of Monolithic Power Systems valued at approximately $571,000, marking its entry into the semiconductor sector during the second quarter.
• Recent investor activities include Price T Rowe Associates increasing its stake by 33.1% and BNP Paribas Financial Markets raising holdings by 87.9%, highlighting strong institutional interest with 93.46% of the stock owned by institutions.
• Monolithic Power Systems recently reported earnings exceeding analyst expectations, achieving earnings per share of $4.21 and a revenue of $664.57 million, both significantly improved year-over-year.

J2 Capital Management Inc acquired a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 781 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $571,000.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in 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 valued at $1,180,104,000 after purchasing an additional 506,430 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter worth about $105,751,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 87.9% in the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 284,097 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $164,771,000 after acquiring an additional 132,880 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 26.5% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 629,566 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $365,136,000 after acquiring an additional 132,078 shares in the last quarter. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 70.8% during the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 314,449 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $182,375,000 after purchasing an additional 130,394 shares during the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Performance

Shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock opened at $915.87 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $43.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.85, a P/E/G ratio of 3.43 and a beta of 1.27. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 52-week low of $438.86 and a 52-week high of $954.00. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $837.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $713.87.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last issued its 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. 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 company's quarterly revenue was up 31.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $3.17 earnings per share. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Saria Tseng sold 14,510 shares of the 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 144,494 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $132,132,538.30. This represents a 9.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $780.00, for a total transaction of $31,199,220.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 121,605 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $94,851,900. This represents a 24.75% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 65,702 shares of company stock valued at $53,834,480 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. William Blair upgraded Monolithic Power Systems to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $730.00 to $750.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Citigroup reiterated 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. Loop Capital boosted their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $800.00 target price (up from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Monolithic Power Systems presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $853.00.

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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