Ichor (ICHR) Competitors

Ichor (NASDAQ:ICHR) and Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends, community ranking and earnings.

Is ICHR or SIMO more profitable?

Silicon Motion Technology has a net margin of 11.29% compared to Ichor's net margin of -2.45%. Silicon Motion Technology's return on equity of 11.63% beat Ichor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ichor	-2.45%	-1.38%	-0.99%
Silicon Motion Technology	11.29%	11.63%	8.77%

Which has more volatility and risk, ICHR or SIMO?

Ichor has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silicon Motion Technology has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ICHR or SIMO?

Ichor currently has a consensus price target of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 77.73%. Silicon Motion Technology has a consensus price target of $77.75, indicating a potential upside of 16.42%. Given Ichor's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ichor is more favorable than Silicon Motion Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ichor	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Silicon Motion Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ICHR or SIMO?

Silicon Motion Technology received 389 more outperform votes than Ichor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.38% of users gave Silicon Motion Technology an outperform vote while only 69.33% of users gave Ichor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ichor	Outperform Votes 468 69.33%	Underperform Votes 207 30.67%
Silicon Motion Technology	Outperform Votes 857 76.38%	Underperform Votes 265 23.62%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ICHR or SIMO?

94.8% of Ichor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Ichor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ICHR or SIMO?

Silicon Motion Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ichor. Ichor 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
Ichor	$892.12M	0.73	-$20.82M	-$0.48	-39.85
Silicon Motion Technology	$780.73M	2.91	$90.72M	$2.79	23.94

Does the media prefer ICHR or SIMO?

In the previous week, Silicon Motion Technology had 5 more articles in the media than Ichor. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Silicon Motion Technology and 4 mentions for Ichor. Ichor's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Silicon Motion Technology's score of 0.62 indicating that Ichor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ichor	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Silicon Motion Technology	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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