Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) Competitors

Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) and Leonardo DRS (NASDAQ:DRS) are both electronic equipment companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SIMO or DRS?

78.0% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.8% of Leonardo DRS shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Leonardo DRS 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.

Is SIMO or DRS a better dividend stock?

Silicon Motion Technology pays an annual dividend of $1.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Leonardo DRS pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Silicon Motion Technology pays out 84.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Leonardo DRS pays out 38.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts prefer SIMO or DRS?

Silicon Motion Technology currently has a consensus target price of $94.38, indicating a potential downside of 0.08%. Leonardo DRS has a consensus target price of $46.75, indicating a potential upside of 4.54%. Given Leonardo DRS's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Leonardo DRS is more favorable than Silicon Motion Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Silicon Motion Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Leonardo DRS	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Which has better valuation & earnings, SIMO or DRS?

Leonardo DRS has higher revenue and earnings than Silicon Motion Technology. Silicon Motion Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Leonardo DRS, 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	3.99	$89.25M	$2.37	39.85
Leonardo DRS	$3.23B	3.68	$213M	$0.93	48.09

Is SIMO or DRS more profitable?

Silicon Motion Technology has a net margin of 10.36% compared to Leonardo DRS's net margin of 7.31%. Leonardo DRS's return on equity of 11.02% beat Silicon Motion Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silicon Motion Technology	10.36%	10.14%	7.76%
Leonardo DRS	7.31%	11.02%	6.93%

Which has more volatility and risk, SIMO or DRS?

Silicon Motion Technology has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Leonardo DRS has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SIMO or DRS?

In the previous week, Leonardo DRS had 3 more articles in the media than Silicon Motion Technology. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Leonardo DRS and 6 mentions for Silicon Motion Technology. Silicon Motion Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Leonardo DRS's score of 0.88 indicating that Silicon Motion Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Silicon Motion Technology	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Leonardo DRS	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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