Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR Stock Position Lowered by RFG Advisory LLC

RFG Advisory LLC lessened its position in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWRFree Report) by 14.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,374 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 416 shares during the quarter. RFG Advisory LLC’s holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $2,151,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in MPWR. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 253 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $230,000 after buying an additional 10 shares during the period. YANKCOM Partnership increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 176 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $160,000 after buying an additional 11 shares during the period. First National Bank of Hutchinson increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. First National Bank of Hutchinson now owns 948 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $859,000 after buying an additional 11 shares during the period. Cromwell Holdings LLC increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 9.2% in the 3rd quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 143 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $132,000 after buying an additional 12 shares during the period. Finally, Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in Monolithic Power Systems by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC now owns 512 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $471,000 after buying an additional 12 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

Monolithic Power Systems Trading Down 4.6%

NASDAQ:MPWR opened at $1,575.96 on Friday. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 1 year low of $630.00 and a 1 year high of $1,662.00. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $1,252.72 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1,099.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.43 billion, a PE ratio of 113.62, a PEG ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.74.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWRGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The semiconductor company reported $5.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.90 by $0.20. Monolithic Power Systems had a net margin of 22.84% and a return on equity of 19.58%. The business had revenue of $804.19 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $781.93 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $4.04 EPS. Monolithic Power Systems’s revenue was up 26.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts anticipate that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 20.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have weighed in on MPWR shares. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $1,650.00 to $1,860.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. KeyCorp upped their price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $1,500.00 to $2,000.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $1,300.00 to $1,500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $1,800.00 price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities upped their price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $1,000.00 to $1,575.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Monolithic Power Systems currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,599.17.

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Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Maurice Sciammas sold 380 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,583.81, for a total value of $601,847.80. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 919 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,455,521.39. This trade represents a 29.25% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Saria Tseng sold 25,674 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,010.50, for a total transaction of $25,943,577.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 174,982 shares in the company, valued at $176,819,311. The trade was a 12.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 46,257 shares of company stock valued at $52,018,650. 3.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Monolithic Power Systems Company Profile

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Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ: MPWR) is a fabless semiconductor company that designs and supplies high-performance power management solutions for a broad range of electronic systems. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, the company focuses on analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits that convert, regulate and monitor electrical power with an emphasis on efficiency, integration and power density.

MPS’s product portfolio includes DC?DC switching regulators, power modules, power management ICs (PMICs), LED drivers, battery-management ICs, motor drivers, and AC?DC power solutions.

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