Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It offers lighting control ICs for backlighting that are used in systems, which provide the light source for LCD panels in computers and notebooks, monitors, car navigation systems, and televisions, as well as for general illumination products. The company sells its products through third-party distributors, value-added resellers, directly to original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, electronic manufacturing service providers, and other end customers. It serves China, Taiwan, South Korea, Europe, Japan, Southeast Asia, the United States, and internationally. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $832.20 to $850.44
• 50-Day Range: $685.90 to $861.80
• 52-Week Range: $438.86 to $959.64
• Volume: 205,151 shs
• Average Volume: 799,720 shs
• Market Capitalization: $40.36 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.90
• Dividend Yield: 0.74%
• Price Target: $838.09
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Monolithic Power Systems Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Monolithic Power Systems scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 44th out of 654 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Monolithic Power Systems has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.92, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Monolithic Power Systems has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 25.68%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Monolithic Power Systems are expected to grow by 25.68% in the coming year, from $13.20 to $16.59 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Monolithic Power Systems is 21.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.44.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Monolithic Power Systems is 21.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 54.33.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Monolithic Power Systems has a PEG Ratio of 3.14. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Monolithic Power Systems has a P/B Ratio of 12.94. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.19% of the float of Monolithic Power Systems has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Monolithic Power Systems has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Monolithic Power Systems has recently decreased by 1.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Monolithic Power Systems has a dividend yield of 0.76%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Monolithic Power Systems has been increasing its dividend for 8 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Monolithic Power Systems is 16.25%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Monolithic Power Systems will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.61% next year. This indicates that Monolithic Power Systems will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.24

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.19% of the float of Monolithic Power Systems has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Monolithic Power Systems has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Monolithic Power Systems has recently decreased by 1.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.54

News Sentiment

Monolithic Power Systems has a news sentiment score of 1.54. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.83 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 36 news articles for Monolithic Power Systems this week, compared to 23 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

21 people have searched for MPWR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 5% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

21 people have added Monolithic Power Systems to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Monolithic Power Systems insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $38,455,220.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.40% of the stock of Monolithic Power Systems is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.46% of the stock of Monolithic Power Systems is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MPWR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MPWR shares performed this year?

Monolithic Power Systems' stock was trading at $591.70 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MPWR stock has increased by 41.1% and is now trading at $834.82.

How were Monolithic Power Systems' earnings last quarter?

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 31st. The semiconductor company reported $4.21 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.12 by $0.09. Monolithic Power Systems's revenue was up 31.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Monolithic Power Systems' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Monolithic Power Systems include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.40%), State Street Corp (4.43%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.75%) and Invesco Ltd. (2.43%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael Hsing, Saria Tseng, Deming Xiao, Theodore Blegen, Victor K Lee, Jeff Zhou, Maurice Sciammas, Kuo Wei Herbert Chang and James C Moyer.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Monolithic Power Systems?

Shares of MPWR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Monolithic Power Systems own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Monolithic Power Systems investors own include Humana (HUM), NVIDIA (NVDA), American Water Works (AWK), Meta Platforms (META), Waste Connections (WCN), Broadcom (AVGO) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/31/2025
• Today: 8/25/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: SEMI - ANALOG & MIXED
• Sub-Industry: Semiconductors
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MPWR
• CIK: 1280452
• Web: www.monolithicpower.com
• Phone: (425) 296-9956
• Fax: 408-826-0601
• Employees: 4,017
• Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Monolithic Power Systems: $838.09
• High Price Target: $994.00
• Low Price Target: $675.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -0.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.92
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $38.40
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.98
• Forward P/E Ratio: 63.94
• P/E Growth: 3.14
• Net Income: $1.79 billion
• Net Margins: 73.17%
• Pretax Margin: 27.31%
• Return on Equity: 19.14%
• Return on Assets: 16.34%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 5.00
• Quick Ratio: 3.72

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.21 billion
• Price / Sales: 18.31
• Cash Flow: $11.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 76.58
• Book Value: $64.49 per share
• Price / Book: 13.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 47,890,000
• Free Float: 46,264,000
• Market Cap: $40.42 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.18