Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) Price Target Raised to $1,250.00

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) had its price target lifted by TD Cowen from $1,100.00 to $1,250.00 in a research report report published on Friday morning, MarketBeat reports. The brokerage currently has a buy rating on the semiconductor company’s stock.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $875.00 target price (up previously from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Wolfe Research set a $1,200.00 target price on Monolithic Power Systems and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Monolithic Power Systems from $930.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Monolithic Power Systems from $750.00 to $970.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on 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, ten have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Monolithic Power Systems presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,033.64.

Monolithic Power Systems Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ MPWR opened at $1,005.00 on Friday. Monolithic Power Systems has a 1-year low of $438.86 and a 1-year high of $1,123.38. The business has a 50-day moving average of $931.40 and a 200-day moving average of $786.63. The company has a market capitalization of $48.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.17, a PEG ratio of 4.08 and a beta of 1.27.

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, 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 company had revenue of $737.18 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $720.66 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $4.06 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 18.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts expect that Monolithic Power Systems will post 13.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

The company 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. 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 dividend payout ratio is presently 16.25%.

Insider Transactions at Monolithic Power Systems

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, Director Carintia Martinez sold 1,400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the director owned 878 shares in the company, valued at $790,200. This represents a 61.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Saria Tseng sold 1,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,087.62, for a total value of $1,413,906.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 126,354 shares in the company, valued at $137,425,137.48. The trade was a 1.02% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 40,843 shares of company stock worth $38,938,463. 3.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Monolithic Power Systems

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Alta Advisers Ltd acquired a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems during the third quarter valued at approximately $244,000. Fortis Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems during the third quarter valued at approximately $211,000. Pier 88 Investment Partners LLC raised its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 472.3% during the third quarter. Pier 88 Investment Partners LLC now owns 5,780 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,321,000 after buying an additional 4,770 shares in the last quarter. Purkiss Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems during the third quarter valued at approximately $202,000. Finally, Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 9,244 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $8,512,000 after purchasing an additional 242 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

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.