Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) Competitors

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

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

78.0% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.6% of Qorvo shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Qorvo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SIMO or QRVO?

Silicon Motion Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Qorvo. Silicon Motion Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Qorvo, 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	2.07	$90.72M	$2.69	18.40
Qorvo	$3.79B	1.77	-$70.32M	$0.28	255.96

Do analysts recommend SIMO or QRVO?

Silicon Motion Technology currently has a consensus price target of $78.38, suggesting a potential upside of 58.33%. Qorvo has a consensus price target of $91.21, suggesting a potential upside of 27.26%. Given Silicon Motion Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Silicon Motion Technology is more favorable than Qorvo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Silicon Motion Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Qorvo	3 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11

Does the media prefer SIMO or QRVO?

In the previous week, Qorvo had 14 more articles in the media than Silicon Motion Technology. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Qorvo and 30 mentions for Silicon Motion Technology. Qorvo's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Silicon Motion Technology's score of 0.77 indicating that Qorvo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Silicon Motion Technology	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Qorvo	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, SIMO or QRVO?

Silicon Motion Technology has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Qorvo has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SIMO or QRVO more profitable?

Silicon Motion Technology has a net margin of 11.29% compared to Qorvo's net margin of 0.71%. Qorvo's return on equity of 12.41% beat Silicon Motion Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silicon Motion Technology	11.29%	11.63%	8.77%
Qorvo	0.71%	12.41%	6.74%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SIMO or QRVO?

Silicon Motion Technology received 25 more outperform votes than Qorvo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.34% of users gave Silicon Motion Technology an outperform vote while only 64.79% of users gave Qorvo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Silicon Motion Technology	Outperform Votes 855 76.34%	Underperform Votes 265 23.66%
Qorvo	Outperform Votes 830 64.79%	Underperform Votes 451 35.21%

Summary

Silicon Motion Technology beats Qorvo on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.