Aberdeen Group plc Raises Position in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Aberdeen Group plc increased its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 37,889 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,600 shares during the period. Aberdeen Group plc owned approximately 0.08% of Monolithic Power Systems worth $28,026,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 13.3% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,719 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,157,000 after purchasing an additional 438 shares during the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter valued at approximately $204,000. Praxis Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter valued at approximately $980,000. Jackson Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings 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 during the last quarter. Finally, DAVENPORT & Co LLC raised 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. 93.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have commented on MPWR. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $800.00 target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Friday, August 1st. Loop Capital upped their target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price 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. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $880.00 to $930.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $880.50.

Monolithic Power Systems Price Performance

MPWR opened at $981.67 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $47.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.56, a PEG ratio of 3.37 and a beta of 1.27. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 1-year low of $438.86 and a 1-year high of $990.67. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $870.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $734.16.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $664.57 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $648.74 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.17 earnings per share. Monolithic Power Systems’s revenue for the quarter was up 31.0% on a year-over-year basis. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts anticipate 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $1.56 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $6.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Monolithic Power Systems’s dividend payout ratio is currently 16.25%.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Saria Tseng sold 14,510 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $914.45, for a total transaction of $13,268,669.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 144,494 shares in the company, valued at approximately $132,132,538.30. This represents a 9.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Carintia Martinez sold 1,400 shares of the company’s 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 owned 878 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $790,200. This represents a 61.46% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 65,702 shares of company stock valued at $53,834,480 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 3.40% of the company’s stock.

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.