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The price of Monolithic Power System Inc (NASDAQ: MPWR) closed at $589.15 in the last session, down -1.49% from day before closing price of $598.07. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.49 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.78 million shares were traded. MPWR stock price reached its highest trading level at $612.995 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $586.62.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at MPWR’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 19.65 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 42.33. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 5.16 and its Current Ratio is at 6.42. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.01 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.01.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Citigroup on December 11, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $700.
On November 22, 2024, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $610.
Loop Capital Upgraded its Hold to Buy on November 18, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $660.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 09 ’24 when BLEGEN THEODORE sold 2,500 shares for $600.00 per share. The transaction valued at 1,500,000 led to the insider holds 53,444 shares of the business.
BERNIE BLEGEN bought 2,500 shares of MPWR for $1,500,000 on Dec 09 ’24. On Nov 08 ’24, another insider, Xiao Deming, who serves as the EVP, Global Operations of the company, sold 866 shares for $765.14 each. As a result, the insider received 662,611 and left with 162,239 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MPWR now has a Market Capitalization of 28738738176 and an Enterprise Value of 27292682240. As of this moment, Monolithic’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 66.39, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 35.74. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.18. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 14.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 12.22. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 13.382 whereas that against EBITDA is 52.261.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MPWR has reached a high of $959.64, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $546.71. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -23.43%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MPWR traded on average about 888.71K shares per day over the past 3-months and 907860 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 48.78M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 46.77M. Insiders hold about 4.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.94% stake in the company. Shares short for MPWR as of 1732838400 were 2092966 with a Short Ratio of 2.36, compared to 1730332800 on 1494353. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2092966 and a Short% of Float of 5.7700000000000005.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for MPWR is 4.75, which was 4.75 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.007942214The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.65.
