Key Points
- Director Kuo Wei Herbert Chang sold 100 shares on Nov. 25 at an average price of $896.97 for $89,697, reducing his holdings to 426 shares (a 19.01% decrease); he also sold 100 shares on Nov. 21 at $873.97.
- Strong Q3 results: MPWR reported EPS of $4.73 versus $4.62 expected and revenue of $737.18M (up 18.9% year‑over‑year) with a 73.17% net margin.
- Analyst/market outlook: the stock carries a consensus "Moderate Buy" with an average target of $1,047.27 and recent price‑target upgrades (e.g., TD Cowen to $1,250); market cap is about $43.5B and the annualized dividend yield is ~0.7%.
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) Director Kuo Wei Herbert Chang sold 100 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $896.97, for a total transaction of $89,697.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 426 shares in the company, valued at approximately $382,109.22. This represents a 19.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.
Kuo Wei Herbert Chang also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, November 21st, Kuo Wei Herbert Chang sold 100 shares of Monolithic Power Systems stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $873.97, for a total transaction of $87,397.00.
Monolithic Power Systems Stock Up 1.8%
Shares of NASDAQ MPWR opened at $908.61 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $43.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.66, a PEG ratio of 4.08 and a beta of 1.33. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has a 52-week low of $438.86 and a 52-week high of $1,123.38. The business's 50 day moving average is $958.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $827.78.
Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The semiconductor company reported $4.73 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $737.18 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $720.66 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $4.06 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 18.9% on a year-over-year basis. Monolithic Power Systems has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts anticipate that Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Monolithic Power Systems Announces Dividend
The company 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 30th. Monolithic Power Systems's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.93%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of brokerages have issued reports on MPWR. TD Cowen boosted their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $1,100.00 to $1,250.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $930.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Rosenblatt Securities upped their target price on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $800.00 to $950.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. William Blair upgraded shares of Monolithic Power Systems to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Monolithic Power Systems in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $1,047.27.
Read Our Latest Analysis on MPWR
Institutional Trading of Monolithic Power Systems
Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MPWR. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,074,033 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $5,591,998,000 after acquiring an additional 134,087 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,134,704 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,968,578,000 after purchasing an additional 14,670 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its position in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 33.1% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,034,731 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,180,104,000 after purchasing an additional 506,430 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 7.5% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,249,335 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $724,589,000 after purchasing an additional 86,853 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Monolithic Power Systems by 0.8% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 863,228 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $794,723,000 after purchasing an additional 6,503 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.46% of the company's stock.
Monolithic Power Systems Company Profile
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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.
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