Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR Shares Bought by Candriam S.C.A.

Candriam S.C.A. boosted its position in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 80,346 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 3,695 shares during the quarter. Candriam S.C.A.’s holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $58,766,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of MPWR. Calamos Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the second quarter valued at approximately $2,028,000. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey increased its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 7,024 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,137,000 after acquiring an additional 212 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 27.5% during the 2nd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 13,330 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $9,749,000 after acquiring an additional 2,874 shares in the last quarter. Forsta AP Fonden boosted its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 32.5% during the 2nd quarter. Forsta AP Fonden now owns 26,900 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $19,674,000 after acquiring an additional 6,600 shares during the period. Finally, TimesSquare Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 1.8% in the second quarter. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC now owns 147,907 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $108,176,000 after purchasing an additional 2,605 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MPWR opened at $958.35 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $952.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $809.09. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 52 week low of $438.86 and a 52 week high of $1,123.38. The company has a market cap of $45.91 billion, a PE ratio of 24.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.08 and a beta of 1.33.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The semiconductor company reported $4.73 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $737.18 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $720.66 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $4.06 earnings per share. Monolithic Power Systems’s revenue was up 18.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts predict 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 was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th were given a dividend of $1.56 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $6.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Monolithic Power Systems’s payout ratio is presently 15.93%.

Insider Transactions at Monolithic Power Systems

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, EVP Maurice Sciammas sold 200 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 1,299 shares in the company, valued at $1,281,866.19. This represents a 13.34% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jeff Zhou sold 193 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $870.00, for a total transaction of $167,910.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 5,611 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,881,570. This trade represents a 3.33% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 43,443 shares of company stock worth $41,703,115. 3.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MPWR has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $1,100.00 to $1,250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Rosenblatt Securities raised their target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $800.00 to $950.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $1,250.00 to $1,300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Wolfe Research set a $1,200.00 price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Monolithic Power Systems presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus 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.