KeyCorp Comments on Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:MPWR)

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) – Stock analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Monolithic Power Systems in a note issued to investors on Sunday, April 7th. KeyCorp analyst J. Vinh forecasts that the semiconductor company will post earnings per share of $2.57 for the quarter. KeyCorp has a “Overweight” rating and a $850.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Monolithic Power Systems’ current full-year earnings is $10.21 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Monolithic Power Systems’ Q2 2025 earnings at $3.26 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.83 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $13.99 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $650.00 to $800.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 8th. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $550.00 to $750.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 26th. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $600.00 to $700.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 2nd. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $500.00 to $800.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 8th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Monolithic Power Systems from $600.00 to $700.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $670.30.

Monolithic Power Systems Price Performance

Shares of MPWR opened at $666.49 on Wednesday. Monolithic Power Systems has a 1-year low of $383.19 and a 1-year high of $778.15. The stock has a market cap of $32.43 billion, a PE ratio of 76.08, a P/E/G ratio of 3.59 and a beta of 1.24. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $695.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $594.17.

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 7th. The semiconductor company reported $2.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.21 by ($0.17). Monolithic Power Systems had a return on equity of 22.66% and a net margin of 23.47%. The business had revenue of $454.01 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $452.13 million.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Monolithic Power Systems

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Czech National Bank lifted its holdings in Monolithic Power Systems by 0.7% in the first quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 8,450 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,724,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. bought a new stake in Monolithic Power Systems in the first quarter worth about $78,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 18.1% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 541 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $366,000 after acquiring an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC raised its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 763.8% in the first quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 43,353 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $29,368,000 after acquiring an additional 38,334 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. raised its position in Monolithic Power Systems by 43.9% in the first quarter. Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. now owns 859 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $582,000 after acquiring an additional 262 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.46% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Monolithic Power Systems

In other Monolithic Power Systems news, EVP Maurice Sciammas sold 11,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $681.83, for a total value of $7,500,130.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 130,744 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $89,145,181.52. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other Monolithic Power Systems news, CEO Michael Hsing sold 8,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $602.01, for a total value of $4,816,080.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 921,774 shares in the company, valued at $554,917,165.74. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Maurice Sciammas sold 11,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, April 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $681.83, for a total transaction of $7,500,130.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 130,744 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $89,145,181.52. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 56,077 shares of company stock worth $36,760,689. Company insiders own 3.20% of the company’s stock.

Monolithic Power Systems Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 29th will be issued a dividend of $1.25 per share. This is a positive change from Monolithic Power Systems’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.00. This represents a $5.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 27th. Monolithic Power Systems’s dividend payout ratio is presently 57.08%.

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.