Westover Capital Advisors LLC Cuts Stock Position in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Westover Capital Advisors LLC decreased its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) by 4.6% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 1,443 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 70 shares during the quarter. Westover Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $1,055,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. NewSquare Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 76.0% during the second 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. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Monolithic Power Systems during the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new position in Monolithic Power Systems during the 2nd quarter valued at about $36,000. SouthState Corp purchased a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems in the first quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, AdvisorNet Financial Inc boosted its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems by 306.3% in the second quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 65 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Performance

Monolithic Power Systems stock opened at $897.01 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $955.30 and its 200 day moving average price is $817.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $42.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.36, a P/E/G ratio of 4.08 and a beta of 1.33. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 1 year low of $438.86 and a 1 year high of $1,123.38.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The semiconductor company reported $4.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm had revenue of $737.18 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $720.66 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $4.06 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 18.9% on a year-over-year basis. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current year.

Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Citigroup upped 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 report on Monday, November 3rd. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $800.00 to $950.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Wolfe Research set a $1,200.00 price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, William Blair upgraded shares of Monolithic Power Systems to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,047.27.

Insider Buying and Selling at Monolithic Power Systems

In other news, Director Jeff Zhou sold 193 shares of Monolithic Power Systems 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 sale, the director owned 5,611 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,881,570. The trade was a 3.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Saria Tseng sold 1,300 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,087.62, for a total value of $1,413,906.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 126,354 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $137,425,137.48. The trade was a 1.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 43,443 shares of company stock worth $41,703,115. 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.