Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. Buys 757 Shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. increased its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 22,478 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 757 shares during the quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc.’s holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $16,440,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of MPWR. WPG Advisers LLC bought a new position in Monolithic Power Systems in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL bought a new position in Monolithic Power Systems in the 2nd quarter valued at $36,000. SouthState Corp bought a new position in Monolithic Power Systems in the 1st quarter valued at $33,000. AdvisorNet Financial Inc grew its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 306.3% in the 2nd quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 65 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH bought a new position in Monolithic Power Systems in the 2nd quarter valued at $48,000. Institutional investors own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

Monolithic Power Systems Trading Up 2.7%

Shares of MPWR stock opened at $1,031.59 on Tuesday. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a twelve month low of $438.86 and a twelve month high of $1,041.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $49.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.86, a P/E/G ratio of 3.74 and a beta of 1.27. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $891.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $750.32.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. The firm had revenue of $664.57 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $648.74 million. Monolithic Power Systems had a return on equity of 19.14% and a net margin of 73.17%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 31.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.17 EPS. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts predict that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th were paid a dividend of $1.56 per share. This represents a $6.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 30th. Monolithic Power Systems’s dividend payout ratio is 16.25%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on MPWR shares. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $800.00 price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Friday, August 1st. KeyCorp upped their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $950.00 to $1,050.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on 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. Loop Capital upped their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $930.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $945.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $913.22, for a total transaction of $2,739,660.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 37,940 shares in the company, valued at $34,647,566.80. This represents a 7.33% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Jeff Zhou sold 193 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 $4,881,570. This trade represents a 3.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 82,542 shares of company stock valued at $70,973,777. 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.