Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR Shares Acquired by Trexquant Investment LP

Key Points

• Trexquant Investment LP increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 57.3%, acquiring an additional 8,999 shares, bringing its total to 24,705 shares valued at approximately $14.3 million.
• Monolithic Power Systems reported a 31.0% increase in revenue year-over-year, achieving $664.57 million, with earnings per share of $4.21 exceeding analysts' expectations.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.56 per share, indicating a dividend yield of 0.7%, with a payout ratio of 16.25%.

Trexquant Investment LP boosted its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 57.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 24,705 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 8,999 shares during the quarter. Trexquant Investment LP owned approximately 0.05% of Monolithic Power Systems worth $14,328,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of MPWR. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 46.0% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 635 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $376,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 20.9% during the fourth quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,672 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $989,000 after purchasing an additional 289 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 22.8% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 509,293 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $301,349,000 after purchasing an additional 94,414 shares in the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC boosted its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 20.1% during the fourth quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 1,107 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $657,000 after purchasing an additional 185 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 9.8% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 88,633 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $52,444,000 after acquiring an additional 7,911 shares in the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Performance

Monolithic Power Systems stock traded down $22.70 during trading on Friday, hitting $835.76. The company's stock had a trading volume of 568,918 shares, compared to its average volume of 581,778. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.76, a P/E/G ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 1.23. The stock's fifty day moving average is $772.40 and its 200 day moving average is $675.15. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 1-year low of $438.86 and a 1-year high of $959.64.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 analyst estimates of $648.74 million. Monolithic Power Systems had a return on equity of 19.14% and a net margin of 73.17%.The firm'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 earnings per share. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared 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 was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $6.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Monolithic Power Systems's dividend payout ratio is currently 16.25%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 3,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $750.00, for a total transaction of $2,250,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 43,939 shares in the company, valued at $32,954,250. This represents a 6.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 121,605 shares of the company's stock, valued at $94,851,900. This represents a 24.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 49,792 shares of company stock worth $38,623,130 over the last three months. 3.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently issued reports on MPWR shares. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $800.00 to $820.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $730.00 to $750.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. KeyCorp upped their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $940.00 to $950.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Citigroup reiterated 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. Finally, William Blair upgraded Monolithic Power Systems to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Monolithic Power Systems has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $838.09.

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.