Kuo Wei Herbert Chang Sells 100 Shares of Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) Stock

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) Director Kuo Wei Herbert Chang sold 100 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $873.97, for a total value of $87,397.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 526 shares in the company, valued at $459,708.22. This trade represents a 15.97% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Performance

NASDAQ MPWR traded up $24.75 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $897.10. 239,538 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 739,850. The company’s 50-day moving average is $956.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $824.09. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a one year low of $438.86 and a one year high of $1,123.38. The company has a market capitalization of $42.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.08 and a beta of 1.33.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The semiconductor company reported $4.73 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 analyst estimates of $720.66 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm 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. Research analysts predict that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared 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 15.93%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on MPWR shares. William Blair upgraded Monolithic Power Systems to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Wolfe Research set a $1,200.00 price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $875.00 target price (up previously from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Friday, October 31st. One equities research 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Monolithic Power Systems has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,047.27.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Monolithic Power Systems

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new position in Monolithic Power Systems during the third quarter worth $6,083,000. WBI Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,443,000. Danske Bank A S bought a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,355,000. Advisory Services Network LLC increased its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 15.1% during the 3rd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 967 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $890,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morningstar Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the 3rd quarter valued at about $468,000. 93.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.