Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR Shares Sold by Public Sector Pension Investment Board

Public Sector Pension Investment Board lessened its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 76.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 7,283 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 23,740 shares during the quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board's holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $4,224,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MPWR. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position 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 buying an additional 777,316 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems by 16.3% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,528,301 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $904,297,000 after purchasing an additional 214,395 shares in the last quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH lifted its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems by 18,567.3% during the fourth quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH now owns 200,487 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $118,628,000 after purchasing an additional 199,413 shares in the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. purchased a new position in Monolithic Power Systems during the fourth quarter valued at $113,547,000. Finally, Ensign Peak Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems by 121.7% during the fourth quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 337,078 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $199,449,000 after purchasing an additional 185,002 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, Director Jeff Zhou sold 400 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $850.00, for a total transaction of $340,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 5,804 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,933,400. The trade was a 6.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 6,000 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $750.00, for a total transaction of $4,500,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 46,939 shares in the company, valued at $35,204,250. This trade represents a 11.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 49,599 shares of company stock valued at $38,455,220 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have issued reports on MPWR shares. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $800.00 price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Friday, August 1st. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $875.00 price objective (up from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Friday, August 1st. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $800.00 to $820.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Loop Capital increased their price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $730.00 to $750.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Monolithic Power Systems currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $838.09.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MPWR traded down $2.76 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $823.51. The company's stock had a trading volume of 181,191 shares, compared to its average volume of 803,576. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $751.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is $667.29. The company has a market cap of $39.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 1.18. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 12-month low of $438.86 and a 12-month high of $959.64.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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. 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $648.74 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.17 earnings per share. The company'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, sell-side analysts predict that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th were paid a dividend of $1.56 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $6.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Monolithic Power Systems's payout ratio is 16.25%.

About Monolithic Power Systems

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.