Pembroke Management LTD raised its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 11.2% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 42,219 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 4,250 shares during the quarter. Monolithic Power Systems comprises approximately 3.6% of Pembroke Management LTD's portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Pembroke Management LTD owned about 0.09% of Monolithic Power Systems worth $24,486,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 46.0% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 635 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $376,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems by 20.9% in the 4th quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,672 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $989,000 after purchasing an additional 289 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 22.8% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 509,293 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $301,349,000 after buying an additional 94,414 shares during the period. Lido Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 20.1% during the 4th quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 1,107 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $657,000 after buying an additional 185 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 9.8% during the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 88,633 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $52,444,000 after purchasing an additional 7,911 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.46% of the company's stock.
Monolithic Power Systems Stock Performance
MPWR stock traded down $12.11 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $823.65. The company's stock had a trading volume of 516,200 shares, compared to its average volume of 790,322. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 1 year low of $438.86 and a 1 year high of $954.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.45, a PEG ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 1.23. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $775.27 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $676.20.
Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last announced its 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 analysts' expectations of $648.74 million. Monolithic Power Systems had a return on equity of 19.14% and a net margin of 73.17%.The business's revenue was up 31.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.17 EPS. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS 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. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th were given a $1.56 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $6.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Monolithic Power Systems's payout ratio is 16.25%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on MPWR. Loop Capital lifted their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. KeyCorp upped their price target on Monolithic Power Systems from $940.00 to $950.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Oppenheimer reissued 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. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating and set a $825.00 price objective (up from $785.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $800.00 price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems 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 company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Monolithic Power Systems presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $838.09.
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Insider Buying and Selling at Monolithic Power Systems
In related 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 121,605 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $94,851,900. This trade represents a 24.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 3,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $750.00, for a total value of $2,250,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 43,939 shares in the company, valued at $32,954,250. This trade represents a 6.39% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 49,792 shares of company stock valued at $38,623,130 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.
About Monolithic Power Systems
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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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