Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) Director Jeff Zhou Sells 400 Shares

Key Points

• Director Jeff Zhou of Monolithic Power Systems sold 400 shares at an average price of $850, totaling $340,000, reducing his ownership by 6.45%.
• The company reported $4.21 EPS for the last quarter, exceeding estimates and marking a 31.0% revenue increase year-over-year, with total revenue reaching $664.57 million.
• The stock's price target has been raised by several analysts, with Stifel Nicolaus upgrading it from $880 to $930, reflecting strong investor confidence with a current average rating of "Moderate Buy".

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) Director Jeff Zhou sold 400 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $850.00, for a total transaction of $340,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 5,804 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,933,400. The trade was a 6.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Jeff Zhou also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, August 12th, Jeff Zhou sold 200 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $830.00, for a total value of $166,000.00.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Down 2.2%

MPWR stock traded down $18.53 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $826.27. The company had a trading volume of 673,119 shares, compared to its average volume of 671,950. The firm has a market cap of $39.57 billion, a PE ratio of 21.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 1.18. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 1-year low of $438.86 and a 1-year high of $959.64. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $751.36 and a 200-day moving average price of $667.29.

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

Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th were paid a $1.56 dividend. This represents a $6.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. Monolithic Power Systems's payout ratio is currently 16.25%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $730.00 to $750.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Raymond James Financial reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $875.00 price target (up from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Friday, August 1st. Loop Capital raised their price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. TD Cowen boosted their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $600.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, KeyCorp increased their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $940.00 to $950.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $838.09.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Monolithic Power Systems

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of MPWR. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems by 0.3% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,939,946 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $4,344,358,000 after purchasing an additional 19,277 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 33.1% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,034,731 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,180,104,000 after buying an additional 506,430 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 7.5% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,249,335 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $724,589,000 after buying an additional 86,853 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 986,005 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $583,420,000 after buying an additional 5,274 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 36.1% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 856,725 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $626,592,000 after acquiring an additional 227,159 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.46% 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.