Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR Shares Purchased by Vident Advisory LLC

Key Points

• Vident Advisory LLC significantly increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 231.4% during the first quarter, now holding shares valued at approximately $2.33 million.
• Multiple large investors, including Evergreen Capital Management and Pembroke Management, also raised their positions in Monolithic Power Systems, contributing to institutional investors owning 93.46% of the company's stock.
• Equities analysts have a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for Monolithic Power Systems, with an average target price of $838.09, indicating strong confidence in the company's performance.

Vident Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 231.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 4,010 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 2,800 shares during the quarter. Vident Advisory LLC's holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $2,326,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Evergreen Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 20.9% during the 1st quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 1,089 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $633,000 after acquiring an additional 188 shares during the last quarter. Pembroke Management LTD lifted its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 11.2% during the first quarter. Pembroke Management LTD now owns 42,219 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $24,486,000 after purchasing an additional 4,250 shares during the last quarter. WPG Advisers LLC bought a new position in Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter valued at $27,000. Trexquant Investment LP grew its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 57.3% in the 1st quarter. Trexquant Investment LP now owns 24,705 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $14,328,000 after buying an additional 8,999 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. bought a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the 1st quarter worth about $340,000. 93.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Monolithic Power Systems Trading Up 2.5%

Shares of MPWR traded up $20.55 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $848.11. 424,542 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 490,993. The company has a market capitalization of $40.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09, a PEG ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 1.23. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 52 week low of $438.86 and a 52 week high of $954.00. The company's 50 day moving average is $781.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is $679.39.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 net margin of 73.17% and a return on equity of 19.14%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 31.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.17 earnings per share. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current year.

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th were issued a $1.56 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $6.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Monolithic Power Systems's payout ratio is currently 16.25%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on MPWR shares. William Blair raised shares of Monolithic Power Systems to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Raymond James Financial reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $875.00 target price (up previously from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Friday, August 1st. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating and set a $825.00 target price (up previously from $785.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Monolithic Power Systems from $880.00 to $930.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $800.00 price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Friday, August 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $838.09.

Insider Buying and Selling at Monolithic Power Systems

In other news, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 3,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $814.34, for a total transaction of $2,443,020.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 40,939 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $33,338,265.26. This trade represents a 6.83% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 52,792 shares of company stock valued at $41,066,150. 3.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Monolithic Power Systems

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.