2,058 Shares in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR Bought by Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC

Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC acquired a new position in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 2,058 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,505,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 46.0% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 635 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $376,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 21.9% in the first quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 189 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $110,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares during the period. Alps Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 40.4% in the first quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 556 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $322,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 29.6% during the 1st quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 4,743 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,751,000 after acquiring an additional 1,083 shares during the period. Finally, Ballentine Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $221,000. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Monolithic Power Systems

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,024.43, for a total transaction of $3,073,290.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 74,332 shares in the company, valued at $76,147,930.76. This represents a 3.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Carintia Martinez sold 1,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $900.00, for a total value of $1,260,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 878 shares in the company, valued at $790,200. This trade represents a 61.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 43,443 shares of company stock worth $41,703,115. Corporate insiders own 3.40% of the company’s stock.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Down 2.2%

Shares of NASDAQ MPWR opened at $954.71 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $949.42 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $808.04. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a twelve month low of $438.86 and a twelve month high of $1,123.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $45.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.86, a P/E/G ratio of 4.08 and a beta of 1.33.

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, beating 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 firm had revenue of $737.18 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $720.66 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $4.06 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 18.9% on a year-over-year basis. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th were issued a $1.56 dividend. This represents a $6.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 30th. Monolithic Power Systems’s payout ratio is presently 15.93%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MPWR has been the topic of several research analyst reports. William Blair upgraded Monolithic Power Systems to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $875.00 price target (up previously from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Citigroup increased their price target on Monolithic Power Systems from $1,100.00 to $1,250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $820.00 to $1,025.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,047.27.

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.