Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR Shares Sold by Sapient Capital LLC

Key Points

• Sapient Capital LLC has reduced its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 2.4%, owning approximately 0.08% of the company after selling 900 shares in the second quarter.
• Monolithic Power Systems reported earnings of $4.21 EPS, exceeding analyst expectations, with a revenue of $664.57 million for the quarter, reflecting a year-over-year increase of 31.0%.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $1.56, with an annualized yield of 0.7%, and insiders have sold over 52,792 shares worth approximately $41 million in the last quarter.

Sapient Capital LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 36,924 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 900 shares during the period. Sapient Capital LLC owned approximately 0.08% of Monolithic Power Systems worth $27,063,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Monolithic Power Systems in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Monolithic Power Systems in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. SouthState Corp purchased a new position in Monolithic Power Systems in the 1st quarter valued at $33,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. grew its position 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 valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. 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 valued at $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.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MPWR has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus boosted 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. Rosenblatt Securities restated a "neutral" rating and set a $800.00 target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Loop Capital boosted their target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Oppenheimer restated an "outperform" rating and set a $800.00 target price (up from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC boosted 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 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Monolithic Power Systems presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $838.09.

Insider Transactions at Monolithic Power Systems

In other news, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of the 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 121,605 shares in the company, valued at $94,851,900. This represents a 24.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 6,000 shares of the 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 owned 46,939 shares in the company, valued at approximately $35,204,250. The trade was a 11.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 52,792 shares of company stock worth $41,066,150 in the last three months. Company insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of MPWR stock traded down $1.42 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $916.36. 1,231,998 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 451,149. The firm has a market cap of $43.88 billion, a PE ratio of 23.86, a PEG ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 1.23. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 1 year low of $438.86 and a 1 year high of $954.00. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $807.95 and a 200 day moving average of $696.79.

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 for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.12 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $664.57 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $648.74 million. Monolithic Power Systems had a net margin of 73.17% and a return on equity of 19.14%. The company's revenue was up 31.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $3.17 EPS. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts expect that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be issued a dividend of $1.56 per share. This represents a $6.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. Monolithic Power Systems's dividend payout ratio is presently 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.