National Pension Service Boosts Stock Position in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

National Pension Service grew its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) by 0.7% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 77,151 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 567 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service’s holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $56,427,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. NewSquare Capital LLC grew its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 76.0% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 44 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. SouthState Corp acquired a new position in Monolithic Power Systems during the 1st quarter worth $33,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL purchased a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems during the 2nd quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 146.4% in the 1st quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 69 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Performance

NASDAQ MPWR opened at $924.29 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $953.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $809.89. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a one year low of $438.86 and a one year high of $1,123.38. The firm has a market cap of $44.28 billion, a PE ratio of 24.07, a P/E/G ratio of 4.08 and a beta of 1.33.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The semiconductor company reported $4.73 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $737.18 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $720.66 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $4.06 EPS. The company’s quarterly 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 predict that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 earnings per share for the current 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 $1.56 dividend. This represents a $6.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 30th. Monolithic Power Systems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.93%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MPWR has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $820.00 to $1,025.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Citigroup lifted their price target on Monolithic Power Systems from $1,100.00 to $1,250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. KeyCorp raised their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $1,250.00 to $1,300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $750.00 to $970.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,047.27.

Insider Activity

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, Director Carintia Martinez sold 1,400 shares of the business’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 sale, 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 can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Jeff Zhou sold 193 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $870.00, for a total value of $167,910.00. Following the sale, the director owned 5,611 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,881,570. This represents a 3.33% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 43,443 shares of company stock valued at $41,703,115 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 3.40% of the company’s stock.

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.