UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC Buys 14,441 Shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 5.2%, acquiring an additional 14,441 shares, bringing their total ownership to approximately 294,091 shares valued at $170.57 million.
• Insider trades revealed CFO Theodore Blegen and EVP Deming Xiao sold 6,000 and 39,999 shares respectively, reducing their holdings significantly, with the total insider sales in the last quarter amounting to 52,792 shares worth over $41 million.
• Monolithic Power Systems reported strong earnings, with a quarterly EPS of $4.21, exceeding analysts' expectations, while announcing a quarterly dividend of $1.56 per share scheduled for payment on October 15.

UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 5.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 294,091 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 14,441 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC owned about 0.61% of Monolithic Power Systems worth $170,567,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of MPWR. Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 5,325 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,088,000 after purchasing an additional 161 shares during the period. MBB Public Markets I LLC bought a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the 1st quarter worth $304,000. Vancity Investment Management Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the 1st quarter worth $238,000. Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co raised its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 8.6% during the 1st quarter. Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co now owns 1,522 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $883,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares during the period. Finally, United Services Automobile Association bought a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the 1st quarter worth $638,000. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Monolithic Power Systems

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 6,000 shares of Monolithic Power Systems 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 completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 46,939 shares of the company's stock, valued at $35,204,250. The trade was a 11.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $780.00, for a total value of $31,199,220.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 121,605 shares of the company's stock, valued at $94,851,900. The trade was a 24.75% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 52,792 shares of company stock valued at $41,066,150 in the last quarter. 3.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Performance

Shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock opened at $840.38 on Friday. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 52-week low of $438.86 and a 52-week high of $954.00. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $792.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $685.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.88, a P/E/G ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 1.23.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last posted its 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 business 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 company's quarterly revenue was up 31.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.17 EPS. 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 fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be issued a dividend of $1.56 per share. This represents a $6.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Monolithic Power Systems's payout ratio is presently 16.25%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on MPWR. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $880.00 to $930.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Loop Capital lifted their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. William Blair upgraded Monolithic Power Systems to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. KeyCorp boosted their price objective 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, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $838.09.

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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