Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR Shares Acquired by Kickstand Ventures LLC.

Kickstand Ventures LLC. increased its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) by 5.5% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 480 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the quarter. Kickstand Ventures LLC.’s holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $351,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems during the second quarter worth about $248,000. 111 Capital acquired a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems during the second quarter worth about $202,000. Corundum Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems during the second quarter worth about $203,000. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. increased its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 6.3% during the second quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 272,047 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $198,970,000 after purchasing an additional 16,019 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jackson Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 1.2% during the second quarter. Jackson Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,930 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,143,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently issued reports on MPWR. Oppenheimer restated 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. Needham & Company LLC lifted 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 research report on Monday, September 29th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $825.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $730.00 to $750.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, William Blair upgraded shares of Monolithic Power Systems to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $880.50.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Down 1.3%

NASDAQ MPWR opened at $918.83 on Friday. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 52 week low of $438.86 and a 52 week high of $954.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $44.00 billion, a PE ratio of 23.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.42 and a beta of 1.27. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $846.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $718.53.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $648.74 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.17 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 31.0% on a year-over-year basis. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $1.56 per share. This represents a $6.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. Monolithic Power Systems’s payout ratio is currently 16.25%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Monolithic Power Systems

In other news, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $780.00, for a total transaction of $31,199,220.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 121,605 shares in the company, valued at approximately $94,851,900. The trade was a 24.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Jeff Zhou sold 193 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $870.00, for a total transaction of $167,910.00. Following the sale, the director owned 5,611 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,881,570. This represents a 3.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 65,702 shares of company stock worth $53,834,480. 3.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Monolithic Power Systems 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.