National Pension Service Has $44.42 Million Stock Holdings in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• The National Pension Service increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. by 15.2% in Q1, holding approximately $44.42 million worth of the company's shares.
• Monolithic Power reported $4.21 earnings per share for its latest quarter, exceeding expectations and showing a revenue increase of 31.0% year-over-year.
• Several analysts recently upgraded their ratings for Monolithic Power, with target prices ranging from $675.00 to $950.00, reflecting a positive outlook for the company's stock.

National Pension Service raised its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 15.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 76,584 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 10,108 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service owned 0.16% of Monolithic Power Systems worth $44,417,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Monolithic Power Systems during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. SouthState Corp bought a new position in Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. grew its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 637.5% in the fourth quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 59 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 146.4% during the first quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 69 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Global Financial Private Client LLC lifted its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 265.0% in the first quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 73 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Down 0.8%

NASDAQ:MPWR traded down $6.8090 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $843.5010. 162,808 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 805,824. The company has a market capitalization of $40.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 1.18. The company's 50 day moving average is $746.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $664.93. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a twelve month low of $438.86 and a twelve month high of $959.64.

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

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 6,000 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $750.00, for a total transaction 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. The trade was a 11.33% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of Monolithic Power Systems 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 position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 49,599 shares of company stock valued at $38,455,220. 3.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently weighed in on MPWR. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $600.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $730.00 to $750.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating and set a $825.00 price objective (up previously from $785.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Monday, August 4th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed 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, Raymond James Financial restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $875.00 price objective (up previously from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Friday, August 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus 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.