Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR Shares Purchased by Alyeska Investment Group L.P.

Key Points

• Alyeska Investment Group L.P. increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 49.6% in Q1, owning 287,149 shares valued at approximately $166.5 million.
• Multiple brokerage firms have upgraded their ratings and price targets for Monolithic Power Systems, with targets ranging from $800 to $930.
• Insider transactions included significant sales of shares by CFO Theodore Blegen and EVP Deming Xiao, collectively worth over $33 million.

Alyeska Investment Group L.P. boosted its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 49.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 287,149 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 95,249 shares during the quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. owned approximately 0.60% of Monolithic Power Systems worth $166,541,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MPWR. Amundi boosted its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 14.6% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 105,612 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $56,376,000 after acquiring an additional 13,424 shares during the period. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. boosted its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 24.0% during the first quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. now owns 116,100 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $67,336,000 after acquiring an additional 22,500 shares during the period. Perbak Capital Partners LLP acquired a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter valued at $330,000. EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 5.3% during the first quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 499 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $289,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the period. Finally, Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC acquired a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter valued at $207,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on MPWR. Raymond James Financial reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $875.00 price target (up previously from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Friday, August 1st. Loop Capital boosted their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Oppenheimer reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $800.00 price target (up previously from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $880.00 to $930.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, 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 note on Monday, August 4th. One equities 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $838.09.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 3,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 43,939 shares in the company, valued at approximately $32,954,250. The trade was a 6.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of the business'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 owned 121,605 shares in the company, valued at approximately $94,851,900. This trade represents a 24.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 49,792 shares of company stock worth $38,623,130. 3.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Monolithic Power Systems Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock opened at $823.65 on Wednesday. The company's 50-day moving average price is $777.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $677.23. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 52 week low of $438.86 and a 52 week high of $954.00. The stock has a market cap of $39.44 billion, a PE ratio of 21.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 1.23.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.12 by $0.09. Monolithic Power Systems had a net margin of 73.17% and a return on equity of 19.14%. The firm had revenue of $664.57 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $648.74 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.17 earnings per share. Monolithic Power Systems's revenue for the quarter was up 31.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts predict 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. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th were given a $1.56 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $6.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. Monolithic Power Systems's payout ratio is 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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