Adeia (ADEA) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SIMO or ADEA?

Adeia has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Silicon Motion Technology. Silicon Motion Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adeia, 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	$639.14M	2.70	$52.87M	$2.64	19.39
Adeia	$388.79M	3.26	$67.37M	$0.36	32.22

Do analysts rate SIMO or ADEA?

Silicon Motion Technology presently has a consensus target price of $81.67, suggesting a potential upside of 59.51%. Adeia has a consensus target price of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 33.62%. Given Silicon Motion Technology's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Silicon Motion Technology is more favorable than Adeia.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Silicon Motion Technology	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Adeia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to SIMO or ADEA?

In the previous week, Adeia had 4 more articles in the media than Silicon Motion Technology. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Adeia and 6 mentions for Silicon Motion Technology. Silicon Motion Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Adeia's score of 0.69 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Adeia	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SIMO or ADEA more profitable?

Adeia has a net margin of 12.01% compared to Silicon Motion Technology's net margin of 10.90%. Adeia's return on equity of 28.37% beat Silicon Motion Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silicon Motion Technology	10.90%	11.52%	8.64%
Adeia	12.01%	28.37%	9.44%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SIMO or ADEA?

78.0% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Adeia shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Adeia shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is SIMO or ADEA a better dividend stock?

Silicon Motion Technology pays an annual dividend of $1.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Adeia pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Silicon Motion Technology pays out 75.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Adeia pays out 55.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SIMO or ADEA?

Silicon Motion Technology received 835 more outperform votes than Adeia when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 86.67% of users gave Adeia an outperform vote while only 76.47% of users gave Silicon Motion Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Silicon Motion Technology	Outperform Votes 848 76.47%	Underperform Votes 261 23.53%
Adeia	Outperform Votes 13 86.67%	Underperform Votes 2 13.33%

Which has more risk and volatility, SIMO or ADEA?

Silicon Motion Technology has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adeia has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Adeia beats Silicon Motion Technology on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.