Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) Competitors

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

Is SIMO or OLED a better dividend stock?

Silicon Motion Technology pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Universal Display pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Silicon Motion Technology pays out 75.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Universal Display pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SIMO or OLED?

Silicon Motion Technology received 285 more outperform votes than Universal Display when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.44% of users gave Silicon Motion Technology an outperform vote while only 65.70% of users gave Universal Display an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Silicon Motion Technology	Outperform Votes 850 76.44%	Underperform Votes 262 23.56%
Universal Display	Outperform Votes 565 65.70%	Underperform Votes 295 34.30%

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

78.0% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.2% of Universal Display shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Universal Display shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor SIMO or OLED?

In the previous week, Universal Display had 10 more articles in the media than Silicon Motion Technology. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Universal Display and 7 mentions for Silicon Motion Technology. Silicon Motion Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Universal Display's score of -0.03 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Universal Display	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SIMO or OLED?

Universal Display has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Silicon Motion Technology. Silicon Motion Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal Display, 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	$814.77M	2.23	$52.87M	$2.64	20.42
Universal Display	$643.71M	11.02	$203.01M	$4.98	30.03

Do analysts prefer SIMO or OLED?

Silicon Motion Technology currently has a consensus target price of $81.67, indicating a potential upside of 51.52%. Universal Display has a consensus target price of $210.71, indicating a potential upside of 40.92%. Given Silicon Motion Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Silicon Motion Technology is more favorable than Universal Display.

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
Universal Display	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Is SIMO or OLED more profitable?

Universal Display has a net margin of 36.98% compared to Silicon Motion Technology's net margin of 10.90%. Universal Display's return on equity of 15.75% 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%
Universal Display	36.98%	15.75%	13.72%

Which has more risk & volatility, SIMO or OLED?

Silicon Motion Technology has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Display has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Universal Display beats Silicon Motion Technology on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.