Grandeur Peak Global Advisors LLC Trims Holdings in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR

Grandeur Peak Global Advisors LLC lowered its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) by 5.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 68,286 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 3,978 shares during the quarter. Monolithic Power Systems accounts for about 6.0% of Grandeur Peak Global Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Grandeur Peak Global Advisors LLC owned about 0.14% of Monolithic Power Systems worth $49,943,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. NewSquare Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems by 76.0% during the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 44 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. SouthState Corp bought a new position in Monolithic Power Systems during the first quarter worth about $33,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new position in Monolithic Power Systems in the second quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, AdvisorNet Financial Inc increased its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of MPWR stock opened at $926.60 on Friday. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 12 month low of $438.86 and a 12 month high of $1,123.38. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $960.16 and its 200-day simple moving average is $831.29. The firm has a market cap of $44.39 billion, a PE ratio of 24.13, a P/E/G ratio of 4.08 and a beta of 1.33.

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

Monolithic Power Systems Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity at Monolithic Power Systems

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, CFO Theodore Blegen sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $913.22, for a total value of $2,739,660.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 37,940 shares in the company, valued at $34,647,566.80. This trade represents a 7.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Maurice Sciammas sold 27,966 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $881.66, for a total value of $24,656,503.56. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 148,306 shares in the company, valued at $130,755,467.96. This trade represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 102,426 shares of company stock valued at $94,578,694. Insiders own 3.40% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company lifted 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, October 20th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. William Blair raised shares of Monolithic Power Systems to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $800.00 to $950.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Wolfe Research set a $1,200.00 target price on Monolithic Power Systems and gave the stock 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 issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Monolithic Power Systems has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,047.27.

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.