Insider Selling: Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) Director Sells 1,400 Shares of Stock

Key Points

• Monolithic Power Systems' Director Carintia Martinez sold 1,400 shares at an average price of $900.00, decreasing her position by 61.46% and leaving her with 878 shares valued at $790,200.
• The quarterly earnings for Monolithic Power Systems reported an EPS of $4.21, exceeding expectations, with a revenue of $664.57 million, reflecting a year-over-year increase of 31.0%.
• A quarterly dividend of $1.56 per share was recently declared, representing a 0.7% dividend yield, with the payment date set for October 15th.

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) Director Carintia Martinez sold 1,400 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $900.00, for a total transaction of $1,260,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 878 shares of the company's stock, valued at $790,200. The trade was a 61.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ MPWR traded down $8.54 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $914.27. The company's stock had a trading volume of 421,680 shares, compared to its average volume of 767,406. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 1-year low of $438.86 and a 1-year high of $954.00. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $811.98 and its 200-day moving average price is $699.99. The firm has a market cap of $43.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.81, a P/E/G ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 1.23.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 net margin of 73.17% and a return on equity of 19.14%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 31.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $3.17 EPS. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on the stock. Raymond James Financial restated an "outperform" rating and set a $875.00 price target (up from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Loop Capital boosted their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Oppenheimer reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $800.00 target price (up from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $800.00 to $820.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, William Blair upgraded shares of Monolithic Power Systems to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. One 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 stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $838.09.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Monolithic Power Systems

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in MPWR. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 13.3% during 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. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems in the first quarter worth approximately $204,000. Praxis Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems in the first quarter worth approximately $980,000. Jackson Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 29.5% in the first quarter. Jackson Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,896 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,680,000 after acquiring an additional 659 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DAVENPORT & Co LLC grew its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 52.6% in the first quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 653 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $379,000 after acquiring an additional 225 shares in 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.

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