JT Stratford LLC Takes $1.18 Million Position in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

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JT Stratford LLC bought a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 2,042 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $1,184,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. SouthState Corp purchased a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems in the 1st quarter valued at about $33,000. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 637.5% during 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 during the period. Meeder Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 146.4% during the first quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 69 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the period. Finally, Global Financial Private Client LLC increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 265.0% during the first quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 73 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. Raymond James Financial reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $875.00 price target (up from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $800.00 to $820.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. TD Cowen boosted their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $600.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Loop Capital boosted their price target on shares of 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 restated an "outperform" rating and set a $800.00 target price (up from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $838.09.

Insider Activity at Monolithic Power Systems

In related news, Director Jeff Zhou sold 400 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 directly owned 5,804 shares of the company's stock, valued at $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 available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 6,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $750.00, for a total value of $4,500,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 49,599 shares of company stock valued at $38,455,220 over the last three months. 3.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Up 2.8%

MPWR traded up $23.26 on Friday, reaching $844.00. The company's stock had a trading volume of 548,822 shares, compared to its average volume of 689,001. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $756.82 and a two-hundred day moving average of $669.90. The company has a market capitalization of $40.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.98, a P/E/G ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 1.18. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $438.86 and a fifty-two week high of $959.64.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.12 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $664.57 million during 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 firm's quarterly revenue was up 31.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $3.17 earnings per share. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

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

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.