Swedbank AB Grows Stock Holdings in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• Swedbank AB increased its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. by 66.1% during the second quarter, acquiring an additional 15,700 shares for a total of 39,444 shares worth approximately $28.8 million.
• An insider transaction noted that EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares at an average price of $780, resulting in a total of about $31.2 million, which decreased ownership by 24.75%.
• Monolithic Power Systems announced a quarterly dividend of $1.56 per share, with an annualized yield of 0.7%, set to be paid on October 15th.

Swedbank AB raised its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 66.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 39,444 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 15,700 shares during the quarter. Swedbank AB owned about 0.08% of Monolithic Power Systems worth $28,849,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 13.3% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,719 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,157,000 after buying an additional 438 shares during the period. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the 1st quarter valued at about $204,000. Praxis Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the 1st quarter valued at about $980,000. Jackson Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 29.5% in the 1st quarter. Jackson Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,896 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,680,000 after buying an additional 659 shares during the period. Finally, DAVENPORT & Co LLC grew its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 52.6% in the 1st quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 653 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $379,000 after buying an additional 225 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently commented on MPWR shares. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $880.00 to $930.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Oppenheimer reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $800.00 price objective (up previously from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. William Blair upgraded shares of Monolithic Power Systems to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Raymond James Financial reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $875.00 price objective (up previously from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, 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 note 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 given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $838.09.

Insider Buying and Selling at Monolithic Power Systems

In related news, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 6,000 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $750.00, for a total value of $4,500,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 46,939 shares in the company, valued at $35,204,250. This trade represents a 11.33% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Jeff Zhou sold 400 shares of Monolithic Power Systems 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 5,804 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,933,400. The trade was a 6.45% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 52,792 shares of company stock valued at $41,066,150 in the last three months. Company insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.

Monolithic Power Systems Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of MPWR stock traded up $10.18 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $926.54. 202,451 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 769,164. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $807.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $697.71. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 52-week low of $438.86 and a 52-week high of $954.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $44.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.13, a P/E/G ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 1.23.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 EPS 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 the consensus estimate 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.17 EPS. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current year.

Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be issued a $1.56 dividend. This represents a $6.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. Monolithic Power Systems's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 16.25%.

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.