Chipmos Technologies (IMOS) Competitors

Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) and Chipmos Technologies (NASDAQ:IMOS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Do analysts prefer SIMO or IMOS?

Silicon Motion Technology presently has a consensus price target of $87.78, indicating a potential upside of 14.61%. Given Silicon Motion Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Silicon Motion Technology is more favorable than Chipmos Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Silicon Motion Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Chipmos Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is SIMO or IMOS more profitable?

Silicon Motion Technology has a net margin of 10.36% compared to Chipmos Technologies' net margin of 5.10%. Silicon Motion Technology's return on equity of 10.14% beat Chipmos Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silicon Motion Technology	10.36%	10.14%	7.76%
Chipmos Technologies	5.10%	4.69%	2.56%

Which has more risk and volatility, SIMO or IMOS?

Silicon Motion Technology has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chipmos Technologies has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SIMO or IMOS?

In the previous week, Silicon Motion Technology had 14 more articles in the media than Chipmos Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Silicon Motion Technology and 1 mentions for Chipmos Technologies. Chipmos Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Silicon Motion Technology's score of 0.79 indicating that Chipmos Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Silicon Motion Technology	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chipmos Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SIMO or IMOS a better dividend stock?

Silicon Motion Technology pays an annual dividend of $1.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Chipmos Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Silicon Motion Technology pays out 84.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Chipmos Technologies pays out 65.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chipmos Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

78.0% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.4% of Chipmos Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of Chipmos Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, SIMO or IMOS?

Silicon Motion Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Chipmos Technologies. Chipmos Technologies 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
Silicon Motion Technology	$803.55M	3.24	$89.25M	$2.37	32.32
Chipmos Technologies	$692.20M	0.90	$43.90M	$0.98	17.82

Summary

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