After Hours
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that Monolithic Power Systems to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results on February 7, 2024.
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As a NASDAQ listed company, MPWR falls under the Technology sector while operating within the Semiconductors industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $610.90 and fluctuated between $612.54 as its day high and $596.06 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Monolithic Power System Inc is $29.27B. A total of 0.69 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 525.40K shares.
Insider Activity
Aside from predicting where a stock will go, investors also consider insider trades as an indicator of the stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, MPWR has seen 2 BUY and 17 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 7,191 and the disposition of 25,153 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 19 BUYs and 87 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 310,376 shares during that period but sold 317,729.
In the most recent transaction, Sciammas Maurice sold 11,000 shares of MPWR for 582.11 per share on Jan 12. After the transaction, the Sr. V.P.of Sales and Marketing now owns 143,559 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 10, Xiao Deming sold 11,515 shares at 589.35 per share. MPWR shares that Pres. of MPS Asia Operations owns now total 210,421.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Tseng Saria disposed of 1,390 shares on Jan 09 at a per-share price of $600.00. This resulted in the Executive VP & General Counsel holding 206,180 shares of MPWR after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Hsing Michael sold 8,000 shares at $572.28 per share on Jan 05. Company shares held by the CEO now total 929,772.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Monolithic Power System Inc pays an annual dividend of $3.88, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.63%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 66.16. MPWR’s most recent ex-dividend date was 12/28/2023 when it declared a $1.00 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/13/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 9/28/2023. The MPWR stock dividend was $1.00 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for MPWR in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $632.55 with high estimates of $750.00 and low estimates of $500.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MPWR has a high of $647.11 and a low of $379.10.
As of this writing, MPWR has an earnings estimate of $2.85 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 10 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.86 per share and a lower estimate of $2.83. The company reported an EPS of $2.82 in the last quarter, which was 0.70% higher than expectations of $2.8.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. MPWR’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $725.08M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $3.10M in debt and $226.94M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $40.59, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.24B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MPWR is Buy with a score of 4.67.
