BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S Lowers Position in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S sold 52% of its shares in Monolithic Power Systems, reducing its holdings to 1,564 shares valued at approximately $907,000.
• Monolithic Power Systems reported a quarterly earnings per share of $4.21, exceeding the consensus estimate, and achieved a 31% increase in revenue year-over-year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.56 per share, reflecting an annualized dividend yield of 0.7% with a payout ratio of 16.25%.

BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S decreased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 52.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,564 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 1,695 shares during the period. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S's holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $907,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in MPWR. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC bought a new position in Monolithic Power Systems in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. SouthState Corp acquired a new position in Monolithic Power Systems in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. increased its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 637.5% in the 4th quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 59 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 51 shares during the period. Meeder Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 146.4% in the 1st quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 69 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the period. Finally, Global Financial Private Client LLC increased its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 265.0% in the 1st quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 73 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Up 2.1%

NASDAQ:MPWR traded up $17.92 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $868.56. The company had a trading volume of 219,090 shares, compared to its average volume of 794,634. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a twelve month low of $438.86 and a twelve month high of $959.64. The firm has a market cap of $41.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.64, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.18. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $762.64 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $672.15.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 company had revenue of $664.57 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $648.74 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.17 EPS. The business's revenue was up 31.0% on a year-over-year basis. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th were issued a dividend of $1.56 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $6.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Monolithic Power Systems's payout ratio is currently 16.25%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MPWR has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $730.00 to $750.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Loop Capital upped their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating and issued a $825.00 price target (up from $785.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Raymond James Financial restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $875.00 price target (up from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $800.00 to $820.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating 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 assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $838.09.

Insider Transactions at Monolithic Power Systems

In related news, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 6,000 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $750.00, for a total value of $4,500,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 46,939 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $35,204,250. This trade represents a 11.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $780.00, for a total transaction of $31,199,220.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 121,605 shares in the company, valued at $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. Insiders have sold 49,599 shares of company stock valued at $38,455,220 over the last ninety days. 3.40% of the stock is owned by company 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.