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SIMO vs. NXT, QRVO, OLED, LITE, ALGM, SITM, TSEM, LPL, PI, and VIAV

Should you be buying Silicon Motion Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Silicon Motion Technology include Nextracker (NXT), Qorvo (QRVO), Universal Display (OLED), Lumentum (LITE), Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), SiTime (SITM), Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), LG Display (LPL), Impinj (PI), and Viavi Solutions (VIAV). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

Silicon Motion Technology vs. Its Competitors

Nextracker (NASDAQ:NXT) and Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) are both mid-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and risk.

In the previous week, Nextracker had 2 more articles in the media than Silicon Motion Technology. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Nextracker and 13 mentions for Silicon Motion Technology. Nextracker's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Silicon Motion Technology's score of 0.64 indicating that Nextracker is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nextracker
11 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Silicon Motion Technology
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Nextracker has a beta of 2.26, indicating that its stock price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silicon Motion Technology has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

67.4% of Nextracker shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Nextracker shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Nextracker has higher revenue and earnings than Silicon Motion Technology. Nextracker 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nextracker$2.96B2.84$509.17M$3.4716.58
Silicon Motion Technology$803.55M3.14$89.25M$2.7926.63

Nextracker has a net margin of 17.21% compared to Silicon Motion Technology's net margin of 12.06%. Nextracker's return on equity of 38.87% beat Silicon Motion Technology's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nextracker17.21% 38.87% 18.38%
Silicon Motion Technology 12.06%12.00%9.18%

Nextracker currently has a consensus target price of $60.33, indicating a potential upside of 4.89%. Silicon Motion Technology has a consensus target price of $83.89, indicating a potential upside of 12.92%. Given Silicon Motion Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Silicon Motion Technology is more favorable than Nextracker.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nextracker
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88
Silicon Motion Technology
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Nextracker beats Silicon Motion Technology on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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SIMO vs. The Competition

MetricSilicon Motion TechnologyCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.55B$47.98B$27.42B$8.94B
Dividend Yield2.65%1.80%2.94%4.12%
P/E Ratio26.6329.3035.8619.74
Price / Sales3.1419.421,989.83109.12
Price / Cash21.8260.0437.9957.06
Price / Book3.245.806.995.37
Net Income$89.25M$802.13M$762.33M$248.34M
7 Day Performance3.96%2.39%2.21%1.67%
1 Month Performance16.88%5.53%5.55%4.56%
1 Year Performance-8.30%42.43%52,132.54%18.42%

Silicon Motion Technology Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SIMO
Silicon Motion Technology
4.554 of 5 stars
$74.29
-1.2%
$83.89
+12.9%
-7.0%$2.55B$803.55M26.631,819News Coverage
NXT
Nextracker
2.3574 of 5 stars
$56.20
-2.5%
$60.33
+7.4%
+24.7%$8.22B$2.96B16.201,300
QRVO
Qorvo
3.8812 of 5 stars
$80.92
+1.3%
$91.21
+12.7%
-26.9%$7.53B$3.72B139.526,200Analyst Forecast
OLED
Universal Display
3.1999 of 5 stars
$152.20
+0.6%
$190.43
+25.1%
-24.8%$7.23B$647.68M31.64440
LITE
Lumentum
3.808 of 5 stars
$89.16
-0.6%
$84.93
-4.7%
+77.9%$6.19B$1.36B-13.827,257Gap Down
ALGM
Allegro MicroSystems
2.3622 of 5 stars
$31.88
+3.0%
$30.00
-5.9%
+23.2%$5.89B$725.01M-81.742,300
SITM
SiTime
0.9026 of 5 stars
$232.34
+1.8%
$224.00
-3.6%
+68.2%$5.51B$229.99M-61.14380
TSEM
Tower Semiconductor
4.1856 of 5 stars
$40.11
+1.6%
$60.00
+49.6%
+6.9%$4.44B$1.44B22.165,359
LPL
LG Display
0.5342 of 5 stars
$3.40
-1.0%
N/A-17.4%$3.40B$19.51B-1.9160,792Positive News
PI
Impinj
3.9605 of 5 stars
$106.34
+2.7%
$155.38
+46.1%
-27.8%$3.08B$366.09M-2,657.84390Positive News
VIAV
Viavi Solutions
4.4172 of 5 stars
$9.62
+2.3%
$12.69
+31.9%
+45.8%$2.15B$1.00B481.243,600

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This page (NASDAQ:SIMO) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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