Power Integrations (POWI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Power Integrations, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs), and other electronic components and circuitry used in high-voltage power conversion worldwide. The company provides a range of alternating current to direct current power conversion products that address power supply ranging from less than one watt of output to approximately 500 watts of output for mobile-device chargers, consumer appliances, utility meters, LCD monitors, main and standby power supplies for desktop computers and TVs, LED lighting, and various other consumer and industrial applications, as well as power conversion in high-power applications comprising industrial motors, solar and wind-power systems, electric vehicles, and high-voltage DC transmission systems. It also offers high-voltage diodes; InnoSwitch IC for electric vehicles; high-voltage gate-driver products used to operate high-voltage switches, such as insulated-gate bipolar transistors and silicon-carbide MOSFETs under the SCALE and SCALE-2 product-family names; and SCALE-iDriver for use in powertrain and charging applications for electric vehicles. In addition, the company provides motor-driver ICs for use in refrigerator compressors, ceiling fans, and air purifiers, as well as pumps, fans, and blowers used in consumer appliances, such as dishwashers and laundry machines. It serves communications, computer, consumer, and industrial markets. The company sells its products to original equipment manufacturers and merchant power supply manufacturers through direct sales staff, as well as a network of independent sales representatives and distributors. Power Integrations, Inc. was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $60.56 to $62.76
• 50-Day Range: $60.04 to $68.05
• 52-Week Range: $56.63 to $85.27
• Volume: 1.08 million shs
• Average Volume: 407,629 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.51 billion
• P/E Ratio: 93.49
• Dividend Yield: 1.36%
• Price Target: $78.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Power Integrations Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Power Integrations scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 65th out of 652 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: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Power Integrations has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Power Integrations has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 66.67%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Power Integrations are expected to grow by 66.67% in the coming year, from $0.54 to $0.90 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Power Integrations is 93.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 120.38.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Power Integrations is 93.49, 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 244.61.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Power Integrations has a PEG Ratio of 7.01. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Power Integrations has a P/B Ratio of 4.66. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.95% of the float of Power Integrations has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Power Integrations has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.1, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Power Integrations has recently decreased by 2.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Power Integrations pays a meaningful dividend of 1.35%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Power Integrations has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Power Integrations is 127.27%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Power Integrations will have a dividend payout ratio of 93.33% in the coming year. This indicates that Power Integrations may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.01

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.95% of the float of Power Integrations has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Power Integrations has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.1, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Power Integrations has recently decreased by 2.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.91

News Sentiment

Power Integrations has a news sentiment score of 0.91. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Power Integrations this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for POWI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Power Integrations to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Power Integrations insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,205,566.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.70% of the stock of Power Integrations is held by insiders.

POWI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have POWI shares performed this year?

Power Integrations' stock was trading at $82.11 at the beginning of the year. Since then, POWI stock has decreased by 24.9% and is now trading at $61.70.
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How were Power Integrations' earnings last quarter?

Power Integrations, Inc. (NASDAQ:POWI) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.04. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 7.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Who are Power Integrations' major shareholders?

Power Integrations' top institutional investors include State Street Corp (4.47%), Wellington Management Group LLP (4.12%), Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN (3.71%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.77%). Insiders that own company stock include Balu Balakrishnan, Clifford Walker, Doug Bailey, Sandeep Nayyar, David Mh Matthews, Sunil Gupta, Yang Chiah Yee, Radu Barsan, Nicholas Brathwaite, Gagan Jain and Necip Sayiner.
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How do I buy shares of Power Integrations?

Shares of POWI 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.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Power Integrations own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Power Integrations investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), Broadcom (AVGO) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 8/30/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2024
• Last Earnings: 11/06/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/31 Dividend: 11/29/2024
• Today: 12/20/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/31/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Semiconductors & related devices
• Sub-Industry: Semiconductors
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:POWI
• CUSIP: 73927610
• CIK: 833640
• Web: www.power.com
• Phone: (408) 414-9200
• Fax: 408-414-9201
• Employees: 830
• Year Founded: 1998

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $78.00
• High Stock Price Target: $95.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $68.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.86
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.66
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 93.49
• Forward P/E Ratio: 114.26
• P/E Growth: 7.01
• Net Income: $55.74 million
• Net Margins: 9.27%
• Pretax Margin: 6.37%
• Return on Equity: 4.14%
• Return on Assets: 3.77%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 10.01
• Quick Ratio: 6.70

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $403.23 million
• Price / Sales: 8.70
• Cash Flow: $1.49 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 41.34
• Book Value: $13.23 per share
• Price / Book: 4.66

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 56,865,000
• Free Float: 55,898,000
• Market Cap: $3.51 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.12