Monolithic Power price target raised to $695 from $665 at Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo raised the firm’s price target on Monolithic Power (MPWR) to $695 from $665 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares following the firm’s competitive SAM analysis of China vs. western peers. China competitive risk across analog semis remains an ongoing investor debate, the firm says. The breadth of China’s semi industry participation has rapidly increased over the past 10 years. While China’s ex-memory semi share has remained in the 7%-8% range the last few years, Wells’ analysis suggests China’s average SAM share of Western-based chip suppliers has increased to 10% in 2024 from 3% and 7% in 2014 and 2020.