2,305 Shares in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR Purchased by Redwood Investment Management LLC

Key Points

• Redwood Investment Management LLC purchased approximately $1.34 million worth of shares in Monolithic Power Systems, acquiring 2,305 shares in the first quarter.
• Monolithic Power Systems reported a 31% increase in revenue for the last quarter, achieving $664.57 million and surpassing analyst expectations.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.56 per share, translating to an annual yield of 0.7%, as insiders own 3.40% of the company’s stock.

Redwood Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 2,305 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $1,337,000.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 76,432.3% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 778,333 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $451,418,000 after purchasing an additional 777,316 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 33.1% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,034,731 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,180,104,000 after purchasing an additional 506,430 shares in the last quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH increased its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 18,567.3% during the 4th quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH now owns 200,487 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $118,628,000 after purchasing an additional 199,413 shares in the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. acquired a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems during the 4th quarter worth approximately $113,547,000. Finally, Ensign Peak Advisors Inc increased its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 121.7% during the 4th quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 337,078 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $199,449,000 after purchasing an additional 185,002 shares in the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have issued reports on MPWR. 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 research report on Friday, August 1st. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $800.00 price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $825.00 price objective (up previously from $785.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Monday, August 4th. 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 research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $800.00 price objective (up previously from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. One research 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $838.09.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Down 2.6%

Shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock traded down $22.70 on Friday, hitting $835.76. 568,918 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 629,545. The stock has a market cap of $40.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.76, a PEG ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 1.18. The firm's 50-day moving average is $772.40 and its 200 day moving average is $675.32. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 52-week low of $438.86 and a 52-week high of $959.64.

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

Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Jeff Zhou sold 400 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at $4,933,400. This trade represents a 6.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of the firm's 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 transaction, the executive vice president 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 49,792 shares of company stock worth $38,623,130 over the last ninety days. 3.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.