Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. Has $3.16 Million Stock Holdings in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. reduced its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 70.5%, selling 13,059 shares and owning 5,456 shares valued at approximately $3.16 million.
• Several institutional investors, including Beverly Hills Private Wealth and Cromwell Holdings, made adjustments to their positions in MPWR, with institutional ownership now at 93.46%.
• Analyst ratings for MPWR have improved, with Citigroup setting a price target of $825.00 and others raising their targets, reflecting a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy."

Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. reduced its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 70.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 5,456 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 13,059 shares during the quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc.'s holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $3,164,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MPWR. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC bought a new position in Monolithic Power Systems during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. SouthState Corp bought a new position in Monolithic Power Systems during the 1st quarter valued at $33,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 146.4% during the 1st 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Global Financial Private Client LLC boosted its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 265.0% during the 1st quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 73 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Monolithic Power Systems

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 1st. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at $94,851,900. This trade represents a 24.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Jeff Zhou sold 400 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $850.00, for a total value of $340,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 5,804 shares in the company, valued at $4,933,400. The trade was a 6.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 52,792 shares of company stock worth $41,066,150 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $800.00 price target (up from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Loop Capital raised their price objective 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. Raymond James Financial reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $875.00 price objective (up from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $730.00 to $750.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, KeyCorp raised their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $940.00 to $950.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Monolithic Power Systems presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $838.09.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MPWR traded down $6.24 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $834.14. 329,688 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 471,037. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 52-week low of $438.86 and a 52-week high of $954.00. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $794.18 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $686.94. The company has a market capitalization of $39.95 billion, a PE ratio of 21.72, a P/E/G ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 1.23.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.12 by $0.09. Monolithic Power Systems had a return on equity of 19.14% and a net margin of 73.17%.The business had revenue of $664.57 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $648.74 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.17 earnings per share. Monolithic Power Systems's quarterly revenue 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, equities analysts anticipate that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current 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 issued a dividend of $1.56 per share. This represents a $6.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. Monolithic Power Systems's dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.