Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Competitors

Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) and Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Is SIMO or CSIQ more profitable?

Silicon Motion Technology has a net margin of 11.29% compared to Canadian Solar's net margin of 0.01%. Silicon Motion Technology's return on equity of 11.63% beat Canadian Solar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silicon Motion Technology	11.29%	11.63%	8.77%
Canadian Solar	0.01%	0.02%	0.01%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SIMO or CSIQ?

Silicon Motion Technology received 317 more outperform votes than Canadian Solar when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.38% of users gave Silicon Motion Technology an outperform vote while only 58.13% of users gave Canadian Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Silicon Motion Technology	Outperform Votes 857 76.38%	Underperform Votes 265 23.62%
Canadian Solar	Outperform Votes 540 58.13%	Underperform Votes 389 41.87%

Does the media refer more to SIMO or CSIQ?

In the previous week, Silicon Motion Technology had 1 more articles in the media than Canadian Solar. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Silicon Motion Technology and 6 mentions for Canadian Solar. Silicon Motion Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Canadian Solar's score of -0.21 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Canadian Solar	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate SIMO or CSIQ?

Silicon Motion Technology presently has a consensus target price of $77.75, indicating a potential upside of 16.03%. Canadian Solar has a consensus target price of $16.58, indicating a potential upside of 45.86%. 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Canadian Solar	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SIMO or CSIQ?

Canadian Solar has higher revenue and earnings than Silicon Motion Technology. 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	$780.73M	2.92	$90.72M	$2.79	24.02
Canadian Solar	$5.86B	0.13	$274.19M	-$0.50	-22.74

Which has more risk & volatility, SIMO or CSIQ?

Silicon Motion Technology has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Solar has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SIMO or CSIQ?

78.0% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of Canadian Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.5% of Canadian Solar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Silicon Motion Technology beats Canadian Solar on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.