Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB Decreases Stake in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Key Points

• Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB reduced its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 68.1%, owning only 5,589 shares after selling 11,940 shares in Q2.
• Monolithic Power Systems reported $4.21 EPS for the last quarter, exceeding estimates and showcasing a 31% increase in year-over-year revenue.
• The company's quarterly dividend of $1.56 will be paid on October 15th, reflecting an annualized yield of 0.6% with a payout ratio of 16.25%.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB reduced its position in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Free Report) by 68.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 5,589 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 11,940 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB's holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $4,088,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MPWR. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 46.0% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 635 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $376,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 32.0% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,342 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $778,000 after buying an additional 325 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 10.7% in the 1st quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 964 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $559,000 after buying an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 13.3% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,719 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,157,000 after buying an additional 438 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sowell Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in Monolithic Power Systems in the 1st quarter valued at about $201,000. 93.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Down 1.4%

MPWR opened at $968.25 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $46.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.66 and a beta of 1.27. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $438.86 and a fifty-two week high of $994.83. The company's 50-day moving average price is $874.30 and its 200 day moving average price is $735.79.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last posted its 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. Monolithic Power Systems had a net margin of 73.17% and a return on equity of 19.14%. The firm had revenue of $664.57 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $648.74 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.17 EPS. Monolithic Power Systems's quarterly revenue was up 31.0% on a year-over-year basis. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be given a $1.56 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $6.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. Monolithic Power Systems's dividend payout ratio is 16.25%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MPWR has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Rosenblatt Securities restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $800.00 target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Loop Capital upped their target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price 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. Finally, Wolfe Research set a $1,200.00 target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $909.55.

Insider Transactions at Monolithic Power Systems

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of the company's 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 completion of the transaction, 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Saria Tseng sold 14,510 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $914.45, for a total transaction of $13,268,669.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 144,494 shares of the company's stock, valued at $132,132,538.30. This trade represents a 9.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 65,702 shares of company stock worth $53,834,480 in the last quarter. 3.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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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