Clearfield (CLFD) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CLFD or SIMO?

Silicon Motion Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Clearfield. Clearfield 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
Clearfield	$167.95M	2.23	-$12.45M	-$0.63	-42.08
Silicon Motion Technology	$803.55M	1.64	$90.72M	$2.69	14.58

Which has more risk & volatility, CLFD or SIMO?

Clearfield has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silicon Motion Technology has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CLFD or SIMO?

In the previous week, Silicon Motion Technology had 4 more articles in the media than Clearfield. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Silicon Motion Technology and 3 mentions for Clearfield. Silicon Motion Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Clearfield's score of 0.52 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
Clearfield	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Silicon Motion Technology	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CLFD or SIMO more profitable?

Silicon Motion Technology has a net margin of 11.29% compared to Clearfield's net margin of -5.41%. Silicon Motion Technology's return on equity of 11.63% beat Clearfield's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clearfield	-5.41%	-3.31%	-2.90%
Silicon Motion Technology	11.29%	11.63%	8.77%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CLFD or SIMO?

Silicon Motion Technology received 547 more outperform votes than Clearfield when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.37% of users gave Silicon Motion Technology an outperform vote while only 59.77% of users gave Clearfield an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Clearfield	Outperform Votes 306 59.77%	Underperform Votes 206 40.23%
Silicon Motion Technology	Outperform Votes 853 76.37%	Underperform Votes 264 23.63%

Do analysts rate CLFD or SIMO?

Clearfield currently has a consensus target price of $46.75, indicating a potential upside of 76.35%. Silicon Motion Technology has a consensus target price of $80.63, indicating a potential upside of 105.57%. Given Silicon Motion Technology's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Silicon Motion Technology is more favorable than Clearfield.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clearfield	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Silicon Motion Technology	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

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

88.7% of Clearfield shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.8% of Clearfield shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Silicon Motion Technology beats Clearfield on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.