SIMO vs. SMTC, KLIC, OSIS, SITM, UCTT, WOLF, AMBA, PLAB, VIAV, and DIOD
Should you be buying Silicon Motion Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Silicon Motion Technology include Semtech (SMTC), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), OSI Systems (OSIS), SiTime (SITM), Ultra Clean (UCTT), Wolfspeed (WOLF), Ambarella (AMBA), Photronics (PLAB), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), and Diodes (DIOD). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) and Semtech (NASDAQ:SMTC) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment and community ranking.
78.0% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Semtech shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Semtech had 2 more articles in the media than Silicon Motion Technology. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Semtech and 5 mentions for Silicon Motion Technology. Silicon Motion Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Semtech's score of 1.01 indicating that Silicon Motion Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Silicon Motion Technology has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Semtech has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Silicon Motion Technology has a net margin of 8.34% compared to Semtech's net margin of -125.70%. Silicon Motion Technology's return on equity of 7.78% beat Semtech's return on equity.
Silicon Motion Technology received 144 more outperform votes than Semtech when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.46% of users gave Silicon Motion Technology an outperform vote while only 71.77% of users gave Semtech an outperform vote.
Silicon Motion Technology presently has a consensus price target of $91.13, suggesting a potential upside of 17.75%. Semtech has a consensus price target of $40.35, suggesting a potential upside of 1.00%. Given Silicon Motion Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Silicon Motion Technology is more favorable than Semtech.
Silicon Motion Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Semtech. Semtech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Silicon Motion Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Silicon Motion Technology beats Semtech on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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