Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR Shares Sold by Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC

Key Points

• Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC has reduced its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 8.3%, now owning 3,412 shares valued at approximately $2.59 million.
• Insider trading activity includes EVP Deming Xiao selling 39,999 shares for about $31.2 million, representing a 24.75% decrease in ownership.
• Monolithic Power Systems reported a 31.0% increase in revenue year-over-year in its most recent earnings, with an EPS of $4.21, surpassing analyst expectations.

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lessened its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 8.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,412 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 307 shares during the quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC's holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $2,589,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MPWR. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake 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 valued at $376,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 119.5% in the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 270 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $157,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 262.4% in the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 395 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $229,000 after purchasing an additional 286 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings 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 valued at $451,418,000 after acquiring an additional 777,316 shares during the period. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 52.4% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 448 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $260,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the period. 93.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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 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 trade represents a 24.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 3,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $814.34, for a total transaction of $2,443,020.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 40,939 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $33,338,265.26. This trade represents 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 68,702 shares of company stock worth $55,594,820 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.

Monolithic Power Systems Trading Down 0.4%

MPWR stock opened at $887.55 on Friday. The company's 50 day moving average is $826.61 and its two-hundred day moving average is $708.09. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a twelve month low of $438.86 and a twelve month high of $954.00. The stock has a market cap of $42.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.11, a PEG ratio of 3.31 and a beta of 1.23.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last released 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. The business had revenue of $664.57 million for 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 company's revenue was up 31.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.17 earnings per share. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be given a $1.56 dividend. This represents a $6.24 dividend on an annualized basis 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%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on MPWR shares. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $800.00 to $820.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $800.00 price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Stifel Nicolaus upped 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 report on Friday, August 1st. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $940.00 to $950.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $730.00 to $750.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $838.09.

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.

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