Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR Shares Purchased by Mather Group LLC.

Key Points

• Mather Group LLC increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 85.1% during the second quarter, holding a total of 757 shares valued at approximately $554,000.
• Several hedge funds, including Vanguard Group Inc. and Price T Rowe Associates Inc., have also boosted their positions in Monolithic Power Systems, contributing to an overall ownership of 93.46% among institutional investors.
• The company recently announced a quarterly $1.56 dividend, reflecting an annual yield of 0.7%, with insider transactions showing significant shares sold by both the CFO and a director.

Mather Group LLC. boosted its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 85.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 757 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 348 shares during the quarter. Mather Group LLC.'s holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $554,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 1.7% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,920,669 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,433,870,000 after buying an additional 96,395 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 33.1% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,034,731 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,180,104,000 after buying an additional 506,430 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 7.5% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,249,335 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $724,589,000 after buying an additional 86,853 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 76,432.3% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 778,333 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $451,418,000 after buying an additional 777,316 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 26.5% during the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 629,566 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $365,136,000 after buying an additional 132,078 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. William Blair raised shares of Monolithic Power Systems to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Loop Capital raised their price objective 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. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $730.00 to $750.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. 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. Finally, Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $838.09.

Insider Transactions at Monolithic Power Systems

In related news, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 3,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the chief financial officer owned 40,939 shares of the company's stock, valued at $33,338,265.26. This trade represents a 6.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jeff Zhou sold 193 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 in the company, valued at approximately $4,881,570. This trade represents a 3.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 68,702 shares of company stock valued at $55,594,820 over the last quarter. Insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Performance

NASDAQ MPWR opened at $891.39 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $823.36 and a 200-day simple moving average of $705.04. The firm has a market cap of $42.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.21, a PEG ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 1.23. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a one year low of $438.86 and a one year high of $954.00.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.12 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $664.57 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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 revenue was up 31.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.17 earnings per share. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts predict that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be issued a $1.56 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $6.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Monolithic Power Systems's dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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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