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Silicon Motion Technology CORP SIMO
Silicon Motion Technology CORP (SIMO) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.62% (safety: moderate). FY2025 revenue was $885.6M at a 13.8% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | B. Riley Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-31 | Susquehanna | Positive (main) |
| 2026-07-30 | Needham | Buy (main) |
| 2026-06-22 | Wedbush | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-05-01 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-04-30 | Susquehanna | Positive (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.494 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.383 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.076 |
| Equity / liabilities | 2.119 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMO | Silicon Motion Technology CORP | 5/9 | 7.22 | 89 | +10.2% |
| ALGM | ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS, INC. | 7/9 | 3.77 | — | +22.8% |
| ALAB | Astera Labs, Inc. | 5/9 | 14.56 | 306.4 | +115.1% |
| PLAB | PHOTRONICS INC | 5/9 | 12.9 | 13.3 | -2% |
| ICHR | ICHOR HOLDINGS, LTD. | 3/9 | 4.62 | — | +11.6% |
| MTSI | MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. | 5/9 | 4.58 | — | +32.6% |
| FORM | FORMFACTOR INC | 5/9 | 8.85 | 187.5 | +2.8% |
About Silicon Motion Technology CORP
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, and markets NAND flash controllers for solid-state storage devices and related devices in China, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, the United States, and internationally. It offers controllers for computing-grade solid state drives (SSDs), which are used in PCs and other client devices; enterprise-grade SSDs used in enterprise and hyperscale data centers; eMMC and UFS mobile embedded storage for use in smartphones and IoT devices; flash memory cards and flash drives for use in expandable storage; and specialized SSDs that are used in industrial, commercial, and automotive applications. The company markets its controllers under the SMI brand; and single-chip SSDs under the FerriSSD, Ferri-eMMC, and Ferri-UFS brands. It markets and sells its products through direct sales personnel and independent electronics distributors to NAND flash makers, module makers, hyperscalers, and OEMs. Silicon Motion Technology Corporation was founded in 1995 and is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
FAQ
Is SIMO financially healthy?
Silicon Motion Technology CORP's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does SIMO pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Silicon Motion Technology CORP pays a dividend yielding about 0.62% with a 54.8% payout ratio, rated “moderate” for safety.
How profitable is SIMO?
In FY2025, Silicon Motion Technology CORP had a net margin of 13.8% and a return on equity of 14.8%.
Is SIMO overvalued or undervalued?
Silicon Motion Technology CORP trades at about 265.2× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 49.7×–157.4×, median 86.7×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for SIMO?
The average Wall-Street price target for Silicon Motion Technology CORP is $349.27, about 44.7% above the recent price, from 11 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is SIMO a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Silicon Motion Technology CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 89.0×, a dividend yield of 0.62%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.