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Saria Tseng Sells 14,028 Shares of Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) Stock

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Key Points

  • Saria Tseng sold 14,028 shares of Monolithic Power Systems at an average price of $1,016.18, amounting to over $14 million, which reduced her ownership stake by 9.71%.
  • Monolithic Power Systems reported strong quarterly earnings, with an EPS of $4.21, beating estimates and reflecting a 31% year-over-year revenue increase.
  • The company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.56, providing a yield of 0.6%, while 93.46% of its shares are held by institutional investors.
  • Five stocks we like better than Monolithic Power Systems.

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) EVP Saria Tseng sold 14,028 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,016.18, for a total value of $14,254,973.04. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 130,466 shares of the company's stock, valued at $132,576,939.88. This trade represents a 9.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Saria Tseng also recently made the following trade(s):

  • On Thursday, October 16th, Saria Tseng sold 2,812 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,025.72, for a total value of $2,884,324.64.
  • On Thursday, September 18th, Saria Tseng sold 14,510 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $914.45, for a total value of $13,268,669.50.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Down 2.2%

MPWR traded down $22.18 during trading on Friday, hitting $1,004.65. The company's stock had a trading volume of 500,209 shares, compared to its average volume of 744,235. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $882.91 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $740.74. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 12 month low of $438.86 and a 12 month high of $1,041.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $48.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.76 and a beta of 1.27.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $664.57 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $648.74 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $3.17 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 31.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Monolithic Power Systems

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter worth $27,000. NewSquare Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 76.0% during the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 44 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares during the period. SouthState Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter worth $33,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new position in Monolithic Power Systems in the second quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. grew its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 192.9% in the third quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 41 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the period. 93.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the company. William Blair upgraded Monolithic Power Systems to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $820.00 to $1,025.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Oppenheimer reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $800.00 target price (up from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Citigroup lifted their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $825.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $930.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $925.00.

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About Monolithic Power Systems

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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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