Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR Stake Lowered by IFM Investors Pty Ltd

Key Points

• IFM Investors Pty Ltd has cut its stake in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. by 4.8%, now owning 8,548 shares valued at approximately $4.96 million.
• Monolithic Power Systems reported earnings of $4.21 per share for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations and showing a 31% revenue increase year-over-year.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $1.56 per share, with a 0.7% yield and a payout ratio of 16.25%.

IFM Investors Pty Ltd cut its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 4.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,548 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 427 shares during the quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd's holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $4,958,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in MPWR. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 777,316 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 33.1% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,034,731 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,180,104,000 after acquiring an additional 506,430 shares during the period. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH increased its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 18,567.3% in the 4th quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH now owns 200,487 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $118,628,000 after acquiring an additional 199,413 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $105,751,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 87.9% in the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 284,097 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $164,771,000 after acquiring an additional 132,880 shares during the period. 93.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Monolithic Power Systems Price Performance

MPWR opened at $840.38 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $40.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 1.23. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 1-year low of $438.86 and a 1-year high of $954.00. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $792.68 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $685.57.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.12 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $664.57 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $648.74 million. Monolithic Power Systems had a return on equity of 19.14% and a net margin of 73.17%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 31.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $3.17 earnings per share. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts expect 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. Shareholders 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%. Monolithic Power Systems's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 16.25%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently commented on the company. Raymond James Financial restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $875.00 target price (up from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Friday, August 1st. William Blair upgraded Monolithic Power Systems to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $880.00 to $930.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Oppenheimer restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $800.00 target price (up from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $800.00 target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Friday, August 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $838.09.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Jeff Zhou sold 193 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $870.00, for a total transaction of $167,910.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 5,611 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,881,570. This represents a 3.33% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 3,000 shares of Monolithic Power Systems 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 transaction, the chief financial officer owned 40,939 shares in the company, valued at $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 sold 52,792 shares of company stock worth $41,066,150 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.

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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