Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO – Get Free Report) is one of 221 publicly-traded companies in the “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Silicon Motion Technology to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Silicon Motion Technology and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Silicon Motion Technology | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2.91 |
| Silicon Motion Technology Competitors | 3492 | 12318 | 25727 | 993 | 2.57 |
Silicon Motion Technology currently has a consensus price target of $331.25, suggesting a potential upside of 81.47%. As a group, “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 43.94%. Given Silicon Motion Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Silicon Motion Technology is more favorable than its rivals.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
78.0% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.6% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility and Risk
Silicon Motion Technology has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silicon Motion Technology’s rivals have a beta of 2.80, indicating that their average share price is 180% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Silicon Motion Technology and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Silicon Motion Technology | 19.36% | 32.29% | 18.34% |
| Silicon Motion Technology Competitors | -1,279.15% | -126.37% | -3.99% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Silicon Motion Technology and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Silicon Motion Technology | $885.63 million | $122.64 million | 19.67 |
| Silicon Motion Technology Competitors | $39.42 billion | $2.48 billion | 12.48 |
Silicon Motion Technology’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Silicon Motion Technology. Silicon Motion Technology is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Dividends
Silicon Motion Technology pays an annual dividend of $1.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Silicon Motion Technology pays out 21.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies pay a dividend yield of 0.9% and pay out 29.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Silicon Motion Technology is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Silicon Motion Technology beats its rivals on 10 of the 15 factors compared.
About Silicon Motion Technology
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, and markets NAND flash controllers for solid-state storage devices. The company offers controllers for computing-grade solid state drives (SSDs), which are used in PCs and other client devices; enterprise-grade SSDs used in data centers; eMMC and UFS mobile embedded storage for use in smartphones and IoT devices; flash memory cards and flash drives for use in expandable storage; and specialized SSDs that are used in industrial, commercial, and automotive applications. It markets its controllers under the SMI brand; enterprise-grade SSDs under the Shannon Systems brand; and single-chip industrial-grade SSDs under the FerriSSD, Ferri-eMMC, and Ferri-UFS brands. The company markets and sells its products through direct sales personnel and independent electronics distributors to NAND flash makers, module makers, hyperscalers, and OEMs. It operates in Taiwan, the United States, Korea, China, Malaysia, Singapore, and internationally. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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