Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) EVP Sells $197,362.00 in Stock

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) EVP Maurice Sciammas sold 200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $986.81, for a total value of $197,362.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,299 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,281,866.19. This trade represents a 13.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Performance

NASDAQ MPWR traded down $42.08 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $958.07. 676,705 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 744,582. The firm has a market capitalization of $45.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.08 and a beta of 1.33. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 12-month low of $438.86 and a 12-month high of $1,123.38. The business’s 50 day moving average is $939.55 and its 200-day moving average is $794.52.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The semiconductor company reported $4.73 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.62 by $0.11. Monolithic Power Systems had a return on equity of 19.14% and a net margin of 73.17%.The firm had revenue of $737.18 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $720.66 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $4.06 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th were paid 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 was Tuesday, September 30th. Monolithic Power Systems’s payout ratio is currently 15.93%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,939,946 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,344,358,000 after purchasing an additional 19,277 shares in the last quarter. 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 valued at $1,180,104,000 after acquiring an additional 506,430 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems by 7.5% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,249,335 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $724,589,000 after purchasing an additional 86,853 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 36.1% during the second 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 during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems by 18.0% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 692,747 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $506,661,000 after purchasing an additional 105,721 shares during the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently weighed in on MPWR. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $800.00 to $950.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $800.00 price target (up previously from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Wolfe Research set a $1,200.00 price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. William Blair raised shares of Monolithic Power Systems to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Monolithic Power Systems currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,047.27.

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.