Chipmos Technologies (IMOS) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SIMO or IMOS?

Silicon Motion Technology received 585 more outperform votes than Chipmos Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.44% of users gave Silicon Motion Technology an outperform vote while only 66.59% of users gave Chipmos Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Silicon Motion Technology	Outperform Votes 860 76.44%	Underperform Votes 265 23.56%
Chipmos Technologies	Outperform Votes 275 66.59%	Underperform Votes 138 33.41%

Does the media favor SIMO or IMOS?

In the previous week, Silicon Motion Technology had 10 more articles in the media than Chipmos Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Silicon Motion Technology and 1 mentions for Chipmos Technologies. Chipmos Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Silicon Motion Technology's score of 0.97 indicating that Chipmos Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Silicon Motion Technology	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chipmos Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SIMO or IMOS?

78.0% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.4% of Chipmos Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of Chipmos Technologies shares are held 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.

Is SIMO or IMOS a better dividend stock?

Silicon Motion Technology pays an annual dividend of $1.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Chipmos Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Silicon Motion Technology pays out 71.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chipmos Technologies pays out 86.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk & volatility, SIMO or IMOS?

Silicon Motion Technology has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chipmos Technologies has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend SIMO or IMOS?

Silicon Motion Technology presently has a consensus price target of $83.89, indicating a potential upside of 19.91%. Given Silicon Motion Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Silicon Motion Technology is more favorable than Chipmos Technologies.

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
Chipmos Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is SIMO or IMOS more profitable?

Silicon Motion Technology has a net margin of 12.06% compared to Chipmos Technologies' net margin of 5.10%. Silicon Motion Technology's return on equity of 12.00% beat Chipmos Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silicon Motion Technology	12.06%	12.00%	9.18%
Chipmos Technologies	5.10%	4.69%	2.56%

Which has better valuation and earnings, SIMO or IMOS?

Silicon Motion Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Chipmos Technologies. Chipmos Technologies 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	2.96	$89.25M	$2.79	25.08
Chipmos Technologies	$692.20M	0.96	$43.90M	$0.98	18.97

Summary

Silicon Motion Technology beats Chipmos Technologies on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.