Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV Has $10.19 Million Position in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems, acquiring an additional 1,111 shares to bring its total holdings to 17,561 shares, valued at $10.18 million.
• Monolithic Power Systems reported $4.21 earnings per share for its latest quarter, beating estimates, and had a revenue of $664.57 million, reflecting a 31% year-over-year growth.
• The semiconductor company's stock has a 52-week range of $438.86 to $954.00, and it currently has a market capitalization of $41.47 billion.

Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV lifted its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 6.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 17,561 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,111 shares during the period. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV's holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $10,185,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in MPWR. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. SouthState Corp bought a new position in Monolithic Power Systems in the 1st quarter worth $33,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings 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 worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the period. Finally, Global Financial Private Client LLC grew 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 worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Monolithic Power Systems

In other news, Director Jeff Zhou sold 193 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 owned 5,611 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,881,570. This represents a 3.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $780.00, for a total transaction 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. Insiders sold 52,792 shares of company stock valued at $41,066,150 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently weighed in on MPWR shares. Oppenheimer reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $800.00 target price (up previously from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $880.00 to $930.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price 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. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $800.00 price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $940.00 to $950.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $838.09.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Performance

NASDAQ:MPWR traded down $21.07 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $834.11. The stock had a trading volume of 217,031 shares, compared to its average volume of 776,114. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a one year low of $438.86 and a one year high of $954.00. The company has a market cap of $39.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.71, a P/E/G ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 1.23. The business's 50 day moving average is $791.05 and its 200-day moving average is $684.28.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 the consensus estimate of $648.74 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.17 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 31.0% on a year-over-year basis. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

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

Monolithic Power Systems 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.