Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, NVTS or SIMO?

Navitas Semiconductor has a beta of 2.23, meaning that its stock price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silicon Motion Technology has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer NVTS or SIMO?

In the previous week, Navitas Semiconductor had 1 more articles in the media than Silicon Motion Technology. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Navitas Semiconductor and 6 mentions for Silicon Motion Technology. Silicon Motion Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Navitas Semiconductor's score of 0.50 indicating that Silicon Motion Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do analysts recommend NVTS or SIMO?

Navitas Semiconductor currently has a consensus target price of $4.11, indicating a potential upside of 64.29%. Silicon Motion Technology has a consensus target price of $80.63, indicating a potential upside of 52.07%. Given Navitas Semiconductor's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Navitas Semiconductor is more favorable than Silicon Motion Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Navitas Semiconductor	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Silicon Motion Technology	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NVTS or SIMO?

Silicon Motion Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Navitas Semiconductor. Navitas Semiconductor 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
Navitas Semiconductor	$83.30M	5.61	-$145.43M	-$0.45	-5.56
Silicon Motion Technology	$803.55M	2.22	$90.72M	$2.69	19.71

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NVTS or SIMO?

Silicon Motion Technology received 818 more outperform votes than Navitas Semiconductor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.37% of users gave Silicon Motion Technology an outperform vote while only 51.47% of users gave Navitas Semiconductor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Navitas Semiconductor	Outperform Votes 35 51.47%	Underperform Votes 33 48.53%
Silicon Motion Technology	Outperform Votes 853 76.37%	Underperform Votes 264 23.63%

Is NVTS or SIMO more profitable?

Silicon Motion Technology has a net margin of 11.29% compared to Navitas Semiconductor's net margin of -84.61%. Silicon Motion Technology's return on equity of 11.63% beat Navitas Semiconductor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Navitas Semiconductor	-84.61%	-23.64%	-20.18%
Silicon Motion Technology	11.29%	11.63%	8.77%

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

46.1% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.8% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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