Perbak Capital Partners LLP Makes New Investment in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• Perbak Capital Partners LLP has acquired 569 shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (MPWR), valued at approximately $330,000, indicating growing interest from institutional investors in the semiconductor sector.
• Large investors like GAMMA Investing LLC and Price T Rowe Associates have significantly increased their holdings in MPWR, highlighting a trend of expanding institutional interest with 93.46% of stock owned by hedge funds.
• Monolithic Power Systems has announced a quarterly dividend of $1.56 per share, reflecting a 0.7% dividend yield and a payout ratio of 16.25%, aligning with its strong financial performance and optimistic outlook.

Perbak Capital Partners LLP purchased a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 569 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $330,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MPWR. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. SouthState Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 41 shares during the period. Finally, Global Financial Private Client LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 53 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Monolithic Power Systems Price Performance

Shares of MPWR traded up $20.55 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $848.11. 424,542 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 490,993. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $438.86 and a fifty-two week high of $954.00. The business has a 50-day moving average of $781.76 and a 200-day moving average of $679.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $40.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 1.23.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.12 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $664.57 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $648.74 million. Monolithic Power Systems had a net margin of 73.17% and a return on equity of 19.14%. Monolithic Power Systems'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 company posted $3.17 earnings per share. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction dated 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jeff Zhou sold 193 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $870.00, for a total transaction of $167,910.00. Following the transaction, 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 52,792 shares of company stock worth $41,066,150. 3.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have commented on MPWR. William Blair raised shares of Monolithic Power Systems to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $800.00 target price (up from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $880.00 to $930.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Wells Fargo & Company increased 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. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased 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. One research 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 company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Monolithic Power Systems currently 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.