Sapient Capital LLC Lowers Stake in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Sapient Capital LLC reduced its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) by 2.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 36,924 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 900 shares during the quarter. Sapient Capital LLC owned approximately 0.08% of Monolithic Power Systems worth $27,063,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 13.3% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,719 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,157,000 after purchasing an additional 438 shares during the period. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter valued at $204,000. Praxis Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter valued at $980,000. Jackson Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 29.5% during the first quarter. Jackson Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,896 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,680,000 after purchasing an additional 659 shares during the period. Finally, DAVENPORT & Co LLC boosted its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 52.6% during the first quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 653 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $379,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares during the period. 93.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Up 0.9%

MPWR opened at $857.02 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $798.27 and its 200-day moving average price is $690.32. The company has a market cap of $41.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.17 and a beta of 1.23. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 52-week low of $438.86 and a 52-week high of $954.00.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.12 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $664.57 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $648.74 million. Monolithic Power Systems had a return on equity of 19.14% and a net margin of 73.17%.Monolithic Power Systems’s revenue for the quarter was up 31.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.17 earnings per share. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be given a $1.56 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $6.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Monolithic Power Systems’s dividend payout ratio is currently 16.25%.

Insider Activity at Monolithic Power Systems

In related news, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $814.34, for a total value of $2,443,020.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 40,939 shares in the company, valued at $33,338,265.26. This represents a 6.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Deming Xiao sold 39,999 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $780.00, for a total value of $31,199,220.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 121,605 shares in the company, valued at approximately $94,851,900. This represents a 24.75% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 52,792 shares of company stock worth $41,066,150 over the last quarter. Insiders own 3.40% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on MPWR shares. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $880.00 to $930.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $940.00 to $950.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $800.00 price objective (up from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. William Blair upgraded Monolithic Power Systems to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, Citigroup restated a “buy” rating and issued a $825.00 price objective (up from $785.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Monday, August 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $838.09.

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.