GDS Wealth Management Purchases 3,002 Shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

GDS Wealth Management grew its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) by 21.6% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 16,885 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,002 shares during the period. GDS Wealth Management’s holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $12,349,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. NewSquare Capital LLC grew its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 76.0% in the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 44 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares during the period. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Monolithic Power Systems during the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL purchased a new position in Monolithic Power Systems during the 2nd quarter valued at about $36,000. SouthState Corp bought a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, AdvisorNet Financial Inc grew its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems by 306.3% in the second quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 65 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Monolithic Power Systems

In related news, Director Jeff Zhou sold 193 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $870.00, for a total value of $167,910.00. Following the sale, the director owned 5,611 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,881,570. This trade represents a 3.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Maurice Sciammas sold 200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $986.81, for a total value of $197,362.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,299 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,281,866.19. This trade represents a 13.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 43,443 shares of company stock valued at $41,703,115 over the last quarter. 3.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently issued reports on MPWR. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wolfe Research set a $1,200.00 price objective on Monolithic Power Systems and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Loop Capital lifted their price objective on Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on Monolithic Power Systems from $820.00 to $1,025.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $875.00 price target (up previously from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Friday, August 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,047.27.

Monolithic Power Systems Trading Up 3.2%

Shares of MPWR opened at $884.65 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $42.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.04, a P/E/G ratio of 4.08 and a beta of 1.33. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 12 month low of $438.86 and a 12 month high of $1,123.38. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $955.87 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $819.44.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The semiconductor company reported $4.73 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.62 by $0.11. Monolithic Power Systems had a return on equity of 19.14% and a net margin of 73.17%.The company had revenue of $737.18 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $720.66 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $4.06 earnings per share. Monolithic Power Systems’s revenue was up 18.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current year.

Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th were issued a dividend of $1.56 per share. This represents a $6.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 30th. Monolithic Power Systems’s payout ratio is presently 15.93%.

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.