Stephens Inc. AR Makes New Investment in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Stephens Inc. AR acquired a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 298 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $218,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Monolithic Power Systems during the 1st quarter valued at about $204,000. Jackson Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 29.5% during the first quarter. Jackson Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,896 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,680,000 after purchasing an additional 659 shares in the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 52.6% during the first quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 653 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $379,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares during the last quarter. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the 1st quarter worth approximately $405,000. Finally, Novem Group boosted its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 33.6% in the 1st quarter. Novem Group now owns 1,757 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,019,000 after purchasing an additional 442 shares in the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Carintia Martinez sold 1,400 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the director directly owned 878 shares in the company, valued at approximately $790,200. The trade was a 61.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $780.00, for a total value of $31,199,220.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 121,605 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $94,851,900. This represents a 24.75% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 83,842 shares of company stock worth $72,387,683 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 3.40% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. William Blair upgraded Monolithic Power Systems to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $800.00 price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $800.00 price objective (up from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $875.00 target price (up from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $820.00 to $1,025.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $963.18.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Up 2.8%

NASDAQ MPWR opened at $1,105.05 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $912.66 and a 200-day moving average price of $769.61. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 52 week low of $438.86 and a 52 week high of $1,112.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $52.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.78, a PEG ratio of 4.00 and a beta of 1.27.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.12 by $0.09. Monolithic Power Systems had a net margin of 73.17% and a return on equity of 19.14%. The company had revenue of $664.57 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $648.74 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.17 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 31.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current year.

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 0.6%. Monolithic Power Systems’s payout ratio is presently 16.25%.

About Monolithic Power Systems

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.