Insider Selling: Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) EVP Sells 200 Shares of Stock

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) EVP Maurice Sciammas sold 200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $986.81, for a total transaction 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 approximately $1,281,866.19. This represents a 13.34% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Performance

Shares of MPWR stock traded down $42.08 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $958.07. The company had a trading volume of 676,705 shares, compared to its average volume of 744,582. The firm has a market capitalization of $45.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.95, a PEG 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 firm’s fifty day moving average is $939.55 and its 200 day moving average is $794.52.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 73.17% and a return on equity of 19.14%. The company had revenue of $737.18 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $720.66 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $4.06 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 18.9% on a year-over-year basis. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 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. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th were paid a dividend of $1.56 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $6.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Monolithic Power Systems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.93%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MPWR has been the topic of a number of research reports. TD Cowen lifted their price target 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 Friday, October 31st. Loop Capital boosted their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $930.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $800.00 price objective (up from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Wolfe Research set a $1,200.00 target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,047.27.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. True Wealth Design LLC raised its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 61.1% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 29 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 11 shares in the last quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 2,700.0% in the third quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 28 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,000. NewSquare Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 76.0% in the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 44 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SouthState Corp acquired a new position in Monolithic Power Systems during the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. 93.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.