Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $909.5455.

MPWR has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on 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. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $800.00 price target (up previously from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Monolithic Power Systems from $730.00 to $750.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $875.00 price target (up previously from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $800.00 price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Friday, August 1st.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock opened at $968.25 on Friday. Monolithic Power Systems has a 12-month low of $438.86 and a 12-month high of $994.83. The stock has a market cap of $46.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.21, a P/E/G ratio of 3.66 and a beta of 1.27. The business’s 50 day moving average is $874.30 and its 200-day moving average is $735.79.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates 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 business posted $3.17 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 31.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Monolithic Power Systems will post 13.2 EPS for the current year.

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Transactions at Monolithic Power Systems

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, Director Carintia Martinez sold 1,400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $900.00, for a total value of $1,260,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 878 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $790,200. This represents a 61.46% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jeff Zhou sold 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $850.00, for a total value of $340,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 5,804 shares in the company, 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. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 65,702 shares of company stock worth $53,834,480. 3.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MPWR. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Monolithic Power Systems in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. NewSquare Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 76.0% during the 2nd 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. SouthState Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the 1st quarter worth $33,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the 2nd quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 192.9% during the 3rd quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 41 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.