TigerOak Management L.L.C. Invests $244,000 in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• TigerOak Management L.L.C. invested $244,000 in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc., acquiring 334 shares, marking its entry into the semiconductor market.
• In recent filings, institutional investors have shown significant interest, with 93.46% of the company's stock currently owned by such entities.
• Monolithic Power Systems recently reported earnings of $4.21 per share, exceeding analysts’ expectations, alongside a quarterly dividend of $1.56 per share.

TigerOak Management L.L.C. purchased a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 334 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $244,000.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 1.7% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,920,669 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,433,870,000 after buying an additional 96,395 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 33.1% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,034,731 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,180,104,000 after purchasing an additional 506,430 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 7.5% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,249,335 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $724,589,000 after purchasing an additional 86,853 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 76,432.3% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 778,333 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $451,418,000 after purchasing an additional 777,316 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 26.5% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 629,566 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $365,136,000 after purchasing an additional 132,078 shares in the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Monolithic Power Systems Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MPWR opened at $908.45 on Thursday. The business's fifty day moving average price is $819.81 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $702.91. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $438.86 and a fifty-two week high of $954.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $43.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 1.23.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.12 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $664.57 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $648.74 million. Monolithic Power Systems had a return on equity of 19.14% and a net margin of 73.17%.The business's revenue was up 31.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.17 earnings per share. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts expect that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MPWR has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Oppenheimer restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $800.00 target price (up from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $730.00 to $750.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Stifel Nicolaus upped 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. KeyCorp upped their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $940.00 to $950.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Citigroup restated a "buy" rating and issued a $825.00 target price (up from $785.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Monday, August 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Monolithic Power Systems currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $838.09.

Insider Activity at Monolithic Power Systems

In other news, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $780.00, for a total transaction of $31,199,220.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 121,605 shares in the company, valued at approximately $94,851,900. This represents a 24.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Jeff Zhou sold 193 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $870.00, for a total value of $167,910.00. Following the sale, the director owned 5,611 shares in the company, valued at $4,881,570. The trade was a 3.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 68,702 shares of company stock valued at $55,594,820. 3.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.

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