KPP Advisory Services LLC Purchases 410 Shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• KPP Advisory Services LLC increased its investment in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. by 69.7% in the second quarter, accumulating a total of 998 shares valued at approximately $730,000.
• Wall Street analysts have optimistic projections for the company's stock, with recent price targets reaching up to $1,100 and a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".
• Monolithic Power Systems declared a quarterly dividend of $1.56 per share, with an ex-dividend date of September 30th, representing an annual yield of 0.7%.

KPP Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 69.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 998 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 410 shares during the period. KPP Advisory Services LLC's holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $730,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter valued at $27,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL purchased a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems in the second quarter worth about $36,000. SouthState Corp bought a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the first quarter worth about $33,000. AdvisorNet Financial Inc lifted its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 306.3% during the 2nd quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 65 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 41 shares during the period. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MPWR has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $880.00 to $930.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $800.00 target price (up previously from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Loop Capital raised their price target on Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $800.00 price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Citigroup lifted their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $825.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $880.50.

Insider Activity at Monolithic Power Systems

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, Director Carintia Martinez sold 1,400 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $900.00, for a total transaction of $1,260,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 878 shares in the company, valued at approximately $790,200. This trade represents a 61.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Saria Tseng sold 14,510 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the executive vice president 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 65,702 shares of company stock worth $53,834,480 in the last three months. Company insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Performance

Shares of MPWR opened at $918.83 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $846.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $719.29. The stock has a market cap of $44.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.93, a P/E/G ratio of 3.42 and a beta of 1.27. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a one year low of $438.86 and a one year high of $954.81.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last released 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. Monolithic Power Systems had a return on equity of 19.14% and a net margin of 73.17%.The firm had revenue of $664.57 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $648.74 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $3.17 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 31.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts predict 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 will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be issued a $1.56 dividend. This represents a $6.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. Monolithic Power Systems's dividend payout ratio is presently 16.25%.

About Monolithic Power Systems

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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