Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. $MPWR Shares Acquired by Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.

Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) by 16.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,129 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 296 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Monolithic Power Systems were worth $1,557,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems in the first quarter valued at $27,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL purchased a new position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the 2nd quarter worth $36,000. SouthState Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems during the 1st quarter worth about $33,000. AdvisorNet Financial Inc increased its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 306.3% during the 2nd 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 last quarter. Finally, Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH purchased a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems in the 2nd quarter valued at about $48,000. 93.46% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, Director Carintia Martinez sold 1,400 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $900.00, for a total value of $1,260,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 878 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $790,200. This trade represents a 61.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Jeff Zhou sold 193 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $870.00, for a total value of $167,910.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 5,611 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,881,570. The trade was a 3.33% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 40,843 shares of company stock worth $38,938,463 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 3.40% of the company’s stock.

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of MPWR opened at $1,087.56 on Friday. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $438.86 and a fifty-two week high of $1,123.38. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $928.18 and its 200 day moving average price is $779.89. The company has a market cap of $52.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.32, a PEG ratio of 4.08 and a beta of 1.27.

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

Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th were paid a dividend of $1.56 per share. This represents a $6.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 30th. Monolithic Power Systems’s payout ratio is presently 16.25%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have weighed in on MPWR. Loop Capital increased their target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $760.00 to $800.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $820.00 to $1,025.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $800.00 target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Monolithic Power Systems from $930.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $963.18.

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.