Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR Shares Sold by Vontobel Holding Ltd.

Vontobel Holding Ltd. decreased its position in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) by 9.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 38,660 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 3,923 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. owned 0.08% of Monolithic Power Systems worth $28,275,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 46.0% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 635 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $376,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Monolithic Power Systems during the 1st quarter valued at about $365,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 32.0% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,342 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $778,000 after buying an additional 325 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 10.7% during the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 964 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $559,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the period. Finally, CX Institutional bought a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the first quarter valued at approximately $152,000. 93.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Performance

NASDAQ:MPWR opened at $979.25 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.90 billion, a PE ratio of 25.50, a P/E/G ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 1.27. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 52-week low of $438.86 and a 52-week high of $986.63. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $865.59 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $727.68.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.12 by $0.09. Monolithic Power Systems had a return on equity of 19.14% and a net margin of 73.17%.The company had revenue of $664.57 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $648.74 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.17 earnings per share. Monolithic Power Systems’s revenue was up 31.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be paid a $1.56 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $6.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Monolithic Power Systems’s payout ratio is 16.25%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MPWR has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $820.00 to $1,025.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. KeyCorp lifted their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $950.00 to $1,050.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Wednesday. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $875.00 price objective (up from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $730.00 to $750.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Monolithic Power Systems presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $880.50.

Insider Activity

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, EVP Saria Tseng sold 14,510 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $914.45, for a total transaction of $13,268,669.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 144,494 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $132,132,538.30. This trade represents a 9.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jeff Zhou sold 400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $850.00, for a total transaction of $340,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 5,804 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,933,400. This represents a 6.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 65,702 shares of company stock valued at $53,834,480. 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.