SIMO vs. SITM, KLIC, OSIS, UCTT, HIMX, ALAB, QRVO, LSCC, AMKR, and MTSI
Should you be buying Silicon Motion Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Silicon Motion Technology include SiTime (SITM), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), OSI Systems (OSIS), Ultra Clean (UCTT), Himax Technologies (HIMX), Astera Labs (ALAB), Qorvo (QRVO), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Amkor Technology (AMKR), and MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) and SiTime (NASDAQ:SITM) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.
Silicon Motion Technology has a net margin of 8.34% compared to SiTime's net margin of -66.88%. Silicon Motion Technology's return on equity of 7.78% beat SiTime's return on equity.
78.0% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of SiTime shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of SiTime shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, SiTime had 5 more articles in the media than Silicon Motion Technology. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for SiTime and 5 mentions for Silicon Motion Technology. Silicon Motion Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat SiTime's score of 0.66 indicating that Silicon Motion Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Silicon Motion Technology received 734 more outperform votes than SiTime when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.46% of users gave Silicon Motion Technology an outperform vote while only 67.97% of users gave SiTime an outperform vote.
Silicon Motion Technology currently has a consensus target price of $91.13, suggesting a potential upside of 8.84%. SiTime has a consensus target price of $140.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.53%. Given SiTime's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SiTime is more favorable than Silicon Motion Technology.
Silicon Motion Technology has higher revenue and earnings than SiTime. SiTime 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.
Silicon Motion Technology has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SiTime has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Silicon Motion Technology beats SiTime on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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