Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) Competitors

Nextracker (NASDAQ:NXT) and Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NXT or SIMO?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nextracker	$2.96B	2.85	$306.24M	$3.47	16.67
Silicon Motion Technology	$780.73M	2.82	$90.72M	$2.79	23.19

Which has more volatility and risk, NXT or SIMO?

Nextracker has a beta of 2.03, indicating that its share price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silicon Motion Technology has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer NXT or SIMO?

Nextracker currently has a consensus target price of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.70%. Silicon Motion Technology has a consensus target price of $75.88, indicating a potential upside of 17.25%. Given Silicon Motion Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	16 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.87
Silicon Motion Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Does the media refer more to NXT or SIMO?

In the previous week, Nextracker had 45 more articles in the media than Silicon Motion Technology. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Nextracker and 12 mentions for Silicon Motion Technology. Silicon Motion Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Nextracker's score of 0.71 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
Nextracker	27 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Silicon Motion Technology	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

67.4% of Nextracker shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Nextracker shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is NXT or SIMO more profitable?

Nextracker has a net margin of 20.12% compared to Silicon Motion Technology's net margin of 11.29%. Nextracker's return on equity of 41.22% beat Silicon Motion Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nextracker	20.12%	41.22%	18.29%
Silicon Motion Technology	11.29%	11.63%	8.77%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NXT or SIMO?

Silicon Motion Technology received 764 more outperform votes than Nextracker when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.36% of users gave Silicon Motion Technology an outperform vote while only 71.88% of users gave Nextracker an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nextracker	Outperform Votes 92 71.88%	Underperform Votes 36 28.13%
Silicon Motion Technology	Outperform Votes 856 76.36%	Underperform Votes 265 23.64%

Summary

Nextracker beats Silicon Motion Technology on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.