Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR Shares Acquired by Citigroup Inc.

Citigroup Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) by 2.2% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 278,929 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,948 shares during the quarter. Citigroup Inc. owned 0.58% of Monolithic Power Systems worth $204,003,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of MPWR. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 1.7% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,920,669 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,433,870,000 after buying an additional 96,395 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 33.1% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,034,731 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,180,104,000 after purchasing an additional 506,430 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems by 7.5% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,249,335 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $724,589,000 after purchasing an additional 86,853 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems by 26.5% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 629,566 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $365,136,000 after purchasing an additional 132,078 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 6.1% in the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 485,388 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $355,003,000 after purchasing an additional 27,837 shares during the period. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MPWR has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Citigroup raised their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $1,100.00 to $1,250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $750.00 to $970.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Monolithic Power Systems has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,047.27.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, EVP Saria Tseng sold 1,300 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,087.62, for a total transaction of $1,413,906.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 126,354 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $137,425,137.48. The trade was a 1.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Maurice Sciammas sold 200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $986.81, for a total value of $197,362.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,299 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,281,866.19. This represents a 13.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 43,443 shares of company stock worth $41,703,115. 3.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Monolithic Power Systems Price Performance

MPWR stock opened at $897.01 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $955.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $817.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $42.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.36, a P/E/G ratio of 4.08 and a beta of 1.33. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 1 year low of $438.86 and a 1 year high of $1,123.38.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The semiconductor company reported $4.73 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.62 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $737.18 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $720.66 million. Monolithic Power Systems had a return on equity of 19.14% and a net margin of 73.17%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $4.06 earnings per share. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts expect that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current year.

Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th were given a $1.56 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $6.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Monolithic Power Systems’s dividend payout ratio is currently 15.93%.

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.