Lbp Am Sa Buys 540 Shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• Lbp Am Sa increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 29.6%, acquiring an additional 540 shares, bringing its total holdings to 2,365 shares valued at $1,730,000.
• Recent analyst upgrades led to varying price targets for Monolithic Power Systems, with estimates ranging from $800.00 to $1,050.00, reflecting positive sentiment around the company's performance.
• Monolithic Power Systems announced a quarterly dividend of $1.56 per share, with a dividend yield of 0.7%, indicating a steady return for its investors.

Lbp Am Sa increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 29.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,365 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 540 shares during the period. Lbp Am Sa's holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $1,730,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Truist Financial Corp increased its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 1.5% in the second quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 4,731 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,460,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the period. Park Place Capital Corp increased its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 12.9% in the second quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 184 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $137,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares during the period. Greenleaf Trust increased its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 4.5% in the second quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 1,069 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $782,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the period. HB Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 3.8% in the second quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,067 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $4,437,000 after purchasing an additional 221 shares during the period. Finally, GC Wealth Management RIA LLC bought a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the second quarter worth $522,000. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MPWR has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Monolithic Power Systems from $880.00 to $930.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $820.00 to $1,025.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday. Loop Capital raised their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $800.00 price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $950.00 to $1,050.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Monolithic Power Systems has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $853.00.

Monolithic Power Systems Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of MPWR stock opened at $930.51 on Friday. The business's 50-day moving average price is $842.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $715.87. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 12 month low of $438.86 and a 12 month high of $954.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.23, a PEG ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 1.27.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $648.74 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.17 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 31.0% on a year-over-year basis. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 3,000 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $913.22, for a total value of $2,739,660.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 37,940 shares of the company's stock, valued at $34,647,566.80. The trade was a 7.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Saria Tseng sold 14,510 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $914.45, for a total value of $13,268,669.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 144,494 shares in the company, 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 valued at $53,834,480 over the last 90 days. 3.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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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