Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR Shares Sold by International Assets Investment Management LLC

International Assets Investment Management LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) by 41.3% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 276 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 194 shares during the quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $202,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 13.3% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,719 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,157,000 after buying an additional 438 shares in the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Monolithic Power Systems during the 1st quarter valued at about $204,000. Jackson Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 29.5% during the 1st quarter. Jackson Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,896 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,680,000 after buying an additional 659 shares in the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC increased its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 52.6% during the 1st quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 653 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $379,000 after buying an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clear Creek Financial Management LLC acquired a new position in Monolithic Power Systems during the 1st quarter valued at about $405,000. 93.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on MPWR. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $820.00 to $1,025.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Loop Capital increased their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. William Blair raised Monolithic Power Systems to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $875.00 price objective (up from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $750.00 to $970.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $963.18.

Monolithic Power Systems Trading Up 6.9%

Monolithic Power Systems stock opened at $1,070.80 on Friday. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 12 month low of $438.86 and a 12 month high of $1,076.00. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $902.60 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $757.99. The firm has a market cap of $51.28 billion, a PE ratio of 27.89, a P/E/G ratio of 3.73 and a beta of 1.27.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 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 business had revenue of $664.57 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $648.74 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.17 EPS. The business’s quarterly 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, equities research analysts forecast that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current year.

Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity at Monolithic Power Systems

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $750.00, for a total transaction of $2,250,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 43,939 shares in the company, valued at approximately $32,954,250. This represents a 6.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Carintia Martinez sold 1,400 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owned 878 shares in the company, valued at $790,200. This represents a 61.46% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 82,542 shares of company stock valued at $70,973,777 in the last ninety days. 3.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.