Ethic Inc. Has $5.04 Million Stake in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Ethic Inc. boosted its position in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) by 89.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,852 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 3,236 shares during the period. Ethic Inc.’s holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $5,043,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 1.7% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,920,669 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,433,870,000 after purchasing an additional 96,395 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 33.1% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,034,731 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,180,104,000 after purchasing an additional 506,430 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 7.5% in the first 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 in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 26.5% in the first 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 1.5% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 355,312 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $206,074,000 after purchasing an additional 5,390 shares in the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, EVP Saria Tseng sold 2,812 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,025.72, for a total value of $2,884,324.64. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 127,654 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $130,937,260.88. This represents a 2.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Jeff Zhou sold 193 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $870.00, for a total transaction of $167,910.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 5,611 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,881,570. The trade was a 3.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 82,542 shares of company stock valued at $70,973,777. 3.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Monolithic Power Systems Price Performance

NASDAQ:MPWR opened at $1,070.80 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $902.60 and a 200-day moving average of $757.99. The company has a market cap of $51.28 billion, a PE ratio of 27.89, a PEG ratio of 3.73 and a beta of 1.27. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a one year low of $438.86 and a one year high of $1,076.00.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.12 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $664.57 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $648.74 million. Monolithic Power Systems had a net margin of 73.17% and a return on equity of 19.14%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 31.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.17 earnings per share. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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. This represents a $6.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 30th. Monolithic Power Systems’s dividend payout ratio is presently 16.25%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on MPWR shares. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $875.00 price target (up from $720.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $825.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $800.00 price target (up from $700.00) on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. William Blair raised shares of Monolithic Power Systems to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $930.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Monolithic Power Systems currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $963.18.

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.