Arteris (AIP) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend AIP or SIMO?

Arteris currently has a consensus target price of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.24%. Silicon Motion Technology has a consensus target price of $81.67, indicating a potential upside of 57.17%. Given Silicon Motion Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Silicon Motion Technology is more favorable than Arteris.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arteris	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Silicon Motion Technology	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AIP or SIMO?

Silicon Motion Technology received 833 more outperform votes than Arteris when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.46% of users gave Silicon Motion Technology an outperform vote while only 62.07% of users gave Arteris an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Arteris	Outperform Votes 18 62.07%	Underperform Votes 11 37.93%
Silicon Motion Technology	Outperform Votes 851 76.46%	Underperform Votes 262 23.54%

Does the media refer more to AIP or SIMO?

In the previous week, Silicon Motion Technology had 9 more articles in the media than Arteris. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Silicon Motion Technology and 3 mentions for Arteris. Arteris' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Silicon Motion Technology's score of 0.28 indicating that Arteris is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arteris	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Silicon Motion Technology	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, AIP or SIMO?

Arteris has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silicon Motion Technology has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AIP or SIMO?

64.4% of Arteris shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 33.7% of Arteris 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Is AIP or SIMO more profitable?

Silicon Motion Technology has a net margin of 10.90% compared to Arteris' net margin of -65.72%. Silicon Motion Technology's return on equity of 11.52% beat Arteris' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arteris	-65.72%	-437.95%	-35.34%
Silicon Motion Technology	10.90%	11.52%	8.64%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AIP or SIMO?

Silicon Motion Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Arteris. Arteris 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
Arteris	$53.67M	8.59	-$36.87M	-$0.96	-11.96
Silicon Motion Technology	$639.14M	2.74	$52.87M	$2.64	19.68

Summary

Silicon Motion Technology beats Arteris on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.