Canaan (CAN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CAN or SIMO?

Silicon Motion Technology received 835 more outperform votes than Canaan when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.46% of users gave Silicon Motion Technology an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave Canaan an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canaan	Outperform Votes 16 66.67%	Underperform Votes 8 33.33%
Silicon Motion Technology	Outperform Votes 851 76.46%	Underperform Votes 262 23.54%

Is CAN or SIMO more profitable?

Silicon Motion Technology has a net margin of 10.90% compared to Canaan's net margin of -128.85%. Silicon Motion Technology's return on equity of 11.52% beat Canaan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canaan	-128.85%	-60.37%	-42.71%
Silicon Motion Technology	10.90%	11.52%	8.64%

Do analysts rate CAN or SIMO?

Canaan currently has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 49.25%. Silicon Motion Technology has a consensus target price of $81.67, suggesting a potential upside of 57.17%. Given Silicon Motion Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Silicon Motion Technology is more favorable than Canaan.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canaan	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 media refer more to CAN or SIMO?

In the previous week, Silicon Motion Technology had 2 more articles in the media than Canaan. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Silicon Motion Technology and 13 mentions for Canaan. Silicon Motion Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat Canaan's score of 0.18 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
Canaan	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Silicon Motion Technology	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

70.1% of Canaan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Canaan shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, CAN or SIMO?

Canaan has a beta of 3.27, meaning that its share price is 227% 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.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CAN or SIMO?

Silicon Motion Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Canaan. Canaan 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
Canaan	$211.48M	2.68	-$414.15M	-$1.35	-1.49
Silicon Motion Technology	$639.14M	2.74	$52.87M	$2.64	19.68

Summary

Silicon Motion Technology beats Canaan on 17 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.