Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. Acquires New Shares in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• Landscape Capital Management has acquired a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems, purchasing 586 shares valued at approximately $340,000 in the first quarter.
• Various institutional investors, including Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC and DAVENPORT & Co LLC, have also increased their stakes in Monolithic Power Systems, showcasing strong investment interest in the semiconductor company.
• Monolithic Power Systems recorded a significant revenue increase of 31.0% year-over-year, with Q2 earnings surpassing analysts' expectations, reporting $4.21 EPS against a consensus of $4.12.

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. bought a new position in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 586 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $340,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 1.7% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,920,669 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,433,870,000 after purchasing an additional 96,395 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 33.1% in the first 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 during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 7.5% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,249,335 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $724,589,000 after purchasing an additional 86,853 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc. increased its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 986,005 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $583,420,000 after purchasing an additional 5,274 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 76,432.3% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 778,333 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $451,418,000 after purchasing an additional 777,316 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Up 0.5%

Monolithic Power Systems stock traded up $3.91 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $827.56. The company's stock had a trading volume of 422,280 shares, compared to its average volume of 513,750. The stock has a market capitalization of $39.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.55, a P/E/G ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 1.23. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a twelve month low of $438.86 and a twelve month high of $954.00. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $779.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $678.26.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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. The firm had revenue of $664.57 million for 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 firm's quarterly revenue was up 31.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.17 earnings per share. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts expect that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th were paid a dividend of $1.56 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $6.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Monolithic Power Systems's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 16.25%.

Insider Activity at Monolithic Power Systems

In related news, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 3,000 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $814.34, for a total value of $2,443,020.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 40,939 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $33,338,265.26. The trade was a 6.83% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Jeff Zhou sold 193 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $870.00, for a total transaction of $167,910.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 5,611 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,881,570. The trade was a 3.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 52,792 shares of company stock valued at $41,066,150. Insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have commented on MPWR shares. Loop Capital raised their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Oppenheimer restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $800.00 price target (up previously from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating and issued a $825.00 price target (up previously from $785.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $800.00 to $820.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $880.00 to $930.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. 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's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $838.09.

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.