Monolithic Power Systems Inc falls amid sector rotation
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 07 Jan 26
Source: NASDAQ.COM
Monolithic Power Systems Inc (MPWR) experienced a price decline of 5.01%, crossing below its 5-day SMA. This movement occurs in the context of a broader market where the Nasdaq-100 is up 0.39% and the S&P 500 is up 0.09%.
The decline in MPWR's stock price is attributed to sector rotation, as investors shift their focus towards other sectors despite the overall market strength. This suggests that the stock's performance is not aligned with the positive trends seen in the broader indices.
Investors may want to monitor MPWR closely as it navigates through this period of sector rotation, which could impact its future performance and recovery potential.
Analyst Views on MPWR
Wall Street analysts forecast MPWR stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for MPWR is 1200 USD with a low forecast of 950.00 USD and a high forecast of 1375 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
11 Analyst Rating
9 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 1161.780
Low
950.00
Averages
1200
High
1375
Current: 1161.780
Low
950.00
Averages
1200
High
1375
About MPWR
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. is a fabless company, which provides semiconductor-based power electronic solutions. The Company design and develop its products for the enterprise data, storage and computing, automotive, communications, consumer, and industrial end markets. Direct Current (DC) to DC, Alternating Current (AC) to DC, driver metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor, power management integrated circuit (IC), current limit switch and lighting control products. Its DC to DC ICs are used to convert and control voltages within a range of electronic systems, such as cloud-based central processing unit (CPU) servers, server artificial intelligence (AI) applications, storage applications, commercial notebooks, digital cockpit, power sources, home appliances, fourth generation (4G) and fifth generation (5G) infrastructure and satellite communications applications. The Company have sales offices in various locations in Asia, Europe and the United States.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
