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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Which has better valuation & 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	3.01	$89.25M	$2.79	25.51
Chipmos Technologies	$692.20M	0.90	$43.90M	$0.98	17.77

Do analysts recommend SIMO or IMOS?

Silicon Motion Technology currently has a consensus target price of $83.89, suggesting a potential upside of 17.87%. Given Silicon Motion Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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 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 $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Silicon Motion Technology pays out 71.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chipmos Technologies pays out 64.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Chipmos Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, SIMO or IMOS?

Silicon Motion Technology has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chipmos Technologies has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SIMO or IMOS?

78.0% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.4% of Chipmos Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of Chipmos Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer SIMO or IMOS?

In the previous week, Chipmos Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Silicon Motion Technology. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Chipmos Technologies and 4 mentions for Silicon Motion Technology. Chipmos Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Silicon Motion Technology's score of 0.36 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Chipmos Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

Summary

Silicon Motion Technology beats Chipmos Technologies on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.