Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Competitors

Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) and Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ) are both electronic equipment companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Is SIMO or CSIQ more profitable?

Silicon Motion Technology has a net margin of 12.06% compared to Canadian Solar's net margin of -0.18%. Silicon Motion Technology's return on equity of 12.00% beat Canadian Solar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silicon Motion Technology	12.06%	12.00%	9.18%
Canadian Solar	-0.18%	-4.34%	-1.27%

Which has more volatility and risk, SIMO or CSIQ?

Silicon Motion Technology has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Solar has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SIMO or CSIQ?

78.0% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of Canadian Solar shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.5% of Canadian Solar shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SIMO or CSIQ?

Silicon Motion Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Canadian Solar. Canadian Solar 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Silicon Motion Technology	$803.55M	3.14	$89.25M	$2.79	26.61
Canadian Solar	$5.99B	0.14	$36.05M	-$0.50	-24.78

Does the media refer more to SIMO or CSIQ?

In the previous week, Silicon Motion Technology had 9 more articles in the media than Canadian Solar. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Silicon Motion Technology and 4 mentions for Canadian Solar. Silicon Motion Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Canadian Solar's score of 0.49 indicating that Silicon Motion Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Silicon Motion Technology	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Canadian Solar	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate SIMO or CSIQ?

Silicon Motion Technology currently has a consensus price target of $83.89, suggesting a potential upside of 12.98%. Canadian Solar has a consensus price target of $14.74, suggesting a potential upside of 18.97%. Given Canadian Solar's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Canadian Solar is more favorable than Silicon Motion Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Silicon Motion Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Canadian Solar	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

Summary

Silicon Motion Technology beats Canadian Solar on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.