Values First Advisors Inc. Has $2.50 Million Stock Holdings in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• Values First Advisors Inc. increased its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 12.8% in the 2nd quarter, holding shares worth approximately $2.50 million, which makes it the firm's 10th largest position.
• Monolithic Power Systems reported $4.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the last quarter, surpassing analysts' estimates of $4.12, while also reporting a 31% year-over-year revenue growth.
• Recent analyst reports show varied price targets for Monolithic Power Systems, with estimates ranging from $750 to $1,200, indicating a general consensus of a "Moderate Buy" rating for the stock.

Values First Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 12.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,411 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 386 shares during the period. Monolithic Power Systems accounts for approximately 1.4% of Values First Advisors Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Values First Advisors Inc.'s holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $2,495,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. WPG Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the 2nd quarter valued at $36,000. SouthState Corp acquired a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the 1st quarter valued at $33,000. AdvisorNet Financial Inc raised its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 306.3% in the 2nd quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 65 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH acquired a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the 2nd quarter valued at $48,000. 93.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MPWR has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Rosenblatt Securities restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $800.00 price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of 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. Wolfe Research set a $1,200.00 price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $820.00 to $1,025.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $909.55.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Up 1.9%

Shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock opened at $1,026.83 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $49.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.76 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $882.91 and a 200 day simple moving average of $740.74. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 12-month low of $438.86 and a 12-month high of $1,041.50.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.12 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $664.57 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $648.74 million. Monolithic Power Systems had a net margin of 73.17% and a return on equity of 19.14%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 31.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $3.17 EPS. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate 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 was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th were given a $1.56 dividend. This represents a $6.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 30th. Monolithic Power Systems's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 16.25%.

Insider Transactions at Monolithic Power Systems

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, EVP Saria Tseng sold 14,510 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $914.45, for a total value of $13,268,669.50. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 144,494 shares in the company, valued at approximately $132,132,538.30. This trade represents a 9.13% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 3,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $913.22, for a total transaction of $2,739,660.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 37,940 shares of the company's stock, valued at $34,647,566.80. The trade was a 7.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 65,702 shares of company stock worth $53,834,480. Corporate insiders own 3.40% of the company's stock.

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.

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