Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) EVP Saria Tseng Sells 14,510 Shares

Key Points

• Saria Tseng, EVP of Monolithic Power Systems, sold 14,510 shares at an average price of $914.45, reducing her ownership by 9.13% to approximately 144,494 shares valued at about $132 million.
• The company reported $4.21 EPS for the last quarter, surpassing analysts’ estimates of $4.12, with revenue of $664.57 million, a year-over-year increase of 31%.
• Monolithic Power Systems announced a quarterly dividend of $1.56 per share to be paid on October 15, representing an annual yield of 0.7%.

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) EVP Saria Tseng sold 14,510 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $914.45, for a total value of $13,268,669.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 144,494 shares in the company, valued at approximately $132,132,538.30. This represents a 9.13% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Down 0.9%

MPWR stock traded down $8.54 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $914.27. The company had a trading volume of 421,680 shares, compared to its average volume of 767,406. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $811.98 and a 200-day moving average price of $699.99. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 1-year low of $438.86 and a 1-year high of $954.00. The firm has a market cap of $43.78 billion, a PE ratio of 23.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 1.23.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 EPS 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 business had revenue of $664.57 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $648.74 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $3.17 EPS. The business'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 Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 76,432.3% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 778,333 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $451,418,000 after buying an additional 777,316 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the second quarter valued at approximately $438,014,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 33.1% in 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 in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 36.1% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 856,725 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $626,592,000 after purchasing an additional 227,159 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter valued at about $105,751,000. 93.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Loop Capital raised their target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Raymond James Financial restated an "outperform" rating and set a $875.00 target price (up previously from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $800.00 to $820.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $800.00 price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $880.00 to $930.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report 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 given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $838.09.

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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