IFM Investors Pty Ltd increased its position in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 6.9% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 9,140 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 592 shares during the quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd's holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $6,685,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of MPWR. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 46.0% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 635 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $376,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 26.7% in the 4th quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 1,210 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $716,000 after purchasing an additional 255 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP purchased a new position in Monolithic Power Systems in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,578,000. Waverly Advisors LLC increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 359.4% in the 4th quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 1,121 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $663,000 after purchasing an additional 877 shares during the period. Finally, Vise Technologies Inc. increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 103.4% in the 4th quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 535 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $317,000 after purchasing an additional 272 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company's stock.
Monolithic Power Systems Stock Down 1.1%
Shares of MPWR traded down $10.44 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $912.37. 109,607 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 766,773. 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 $43.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.73, a PEG ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 1.23. The business's 50-day moving average price is $811.98 and its 200-day moving average price is $699.99.
Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 analysts' expectations of $648.74 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.17 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 31.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement
The company also recently declared 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 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%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $780.00, for a total value of $31,199,220.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 121,605 shares of the company's stock, valued at $94,851,900. This represents a 24.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 3,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 2nd. The stock was 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 directly owned 40,939 shares in the company, valued at approximately $33,338,265.26. The trade was a 6.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 52,792 shares of company stock valued at $41,066,150 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
MPWR has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $800.00 price target (up from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Monolithic Power Systems from $730.00 to $750.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on Monolithic Power Systems from $800.00 to $820.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $800.00 price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, William Blair raised Monolithic Power Systems to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $838.09.
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Monolithic Power Systems Company Profile
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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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