Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR Position Boosted by Forsta AP Fonden

Forsta AP Fonden boosted its position in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) by 32.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 26,900 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 6,600 shares during the quarter. Forsta AP Fonden owned approximately 0.06% of Monolithic Power Systems worth $19,674,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

Insider Activity at Monolithic Power Systems

In other news, EVP Maurice Sciammas sold 200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $986.81, for a total value of $197,362.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly 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 legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Jeff Zhou sold 193 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $870.00, for a total transaction of $167,910.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 5,611 shares in the company, valued at $4,881,570. This represents a 3.33% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 43,443 shares of company stock worth $41,703,115 in the last three months. Insiders own 3.40% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on MPWR shares. Wolfe Research set a $1,200.00 price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on 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. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $750.00 to $970.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Loop Capital upped their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Citigroup raised their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $1,100.00 to $1,250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,047.27.

Monolithic Power Systems Price Performance

MPWR opened at $958.35 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $952.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $809.09. The stock has a market cap of $45.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.96, a P/E/G 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.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The semiconductor company reported $4.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $737.18 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $720.66 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $4.06 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current year.

Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders 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%.

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.