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Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (SIMO)

Technology | Semiconductors | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | NasdaqGS
245.81 USD -9.27 (-3.634%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 246.00 +0.19 (0.077%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:54 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:27 a.m. EDT

Silicon Motion presents a compelling long-term growth story marred by short-term volatility and cash flow constraints. The company boasts exceptional profitability with a 31.5 percent return on equity and robust profit margins, supported by a forward P/E that suggests significant earnings acceleration ahead. However, the negative free cash flow and high beta create friction for a top-tier rating, capping the long-term outlook at a solid four-star buy rather than an exceptional five. Short-term traders face a choppy landscape; the stock trades below its 50-day moving average, signaling immediate resistance, while options activity reveals a defensive stance with heavy put walls near current levels. The dividend, while consistent, offers minimal income at 0.8 percent, reflecting its growth-oriented nature. Investors should view this as a high-conviction long-term play on semiconductor recovery, ignoring the noise of the 45-day statistical forecast which currently shows no directional edge.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.191668
MSTL0.200731
AutoTheta0.429370
AutoARIMA0.622947

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 30%
H-stat 9.43
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.548
Excess Kurtosis -0.71
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-05
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-05
Debt to Equity Ratio 6.924
Revenue per Share 39.005
Market Cap 8,334,864,384
Trailing P/E 28.72
Forward P/E 15.49
Beta 1.71
Profit Margins 22.06%
Website https://www.siliconmotion.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:27 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound outcome in the near term, evidenced by heavy option open interest at the 210 and 240 strikes for September expiration, creating a straddle-like barrier around current prices. However, December expirations reveal a distinct bullish bias with aggressive open interest and volume spikes at deep out-of-the-money strikes above 400, suggesting a belief in a significant upside breakout over a six-month horizon.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.19% 1.33% 2.61% 2.08%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-06 0.50 0.186965
2026-05-07 0.50 0.206007
2026-02-11 0.50 0.357296
2025-11-14 0.50 0.576435
2025-08-07 0.50 0.671141
2025-05-08 0.50 0.947149
2025-02-13 0.50 0.904486
2024-11-14 0.50 0.925583
2024-08-08 0.50 0.824946
2024-05-08 0.50 0.635163
2024-02-16 0.50 0.730354
2023-11-15 0.50 0.860585
2022-08-10 0.50 0.621272
2022-05-11 0.50 0.547945
2022-02-11 0.50 0.662339
2021-11-09 0.50 0.717875
2021-08-04 0.35 0.432633
2021-05-05 0.35 0.520137
2021-02-12 0.35 0.550574
2020-11-10 0.35 0.985915
2020-08-05 0.35 0.873908
2020-05-06 0.35 0.831947
2020-02-12 0.35 0.743573
2019-11-06 0.35 0.834725
2019-08-07 0.30 0.919681
2019-05-08 0.30 0.719597
2019-02-14 0.30 0.734394
2018-11-08 0.30 0.792184
2018-08-08 0.30 0.528634
2018-05-09 0.30 0.636943
2018-02-09 0.30 0.672495
2017-11-08 0.30 0.626436
2017-08-03 0.20 0.465766
2017-05-03 0.20 0.393468
2017-02-09 0.20 0.500501
2016-11-03 0.20 0.471921
2016-08-03 0.15 0.283876
2016-05-05 0.15 0.383044
2016-02-12 0.15 0.477707
2015-11-05 0.15 0.476644
2015-08-12 0.15 0.601926
2015-05-07 0.15 0.492773
2015-02-10 0.15 0.503694
2014-11-06 0.15 0.619067
2014-08-08 0.15 0.625782
2014-05-06 0.15 0.942211
2014-02-13 0.15 0.896593
2013-10-30 0.15 1.206758
2013-07-30 0.15 1.247920
2013-05-02 0.15 1.367366
2013-02-19 0.15 1.045296
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.0
dividendYield 0.78
exDividendDate 2026-08-06
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.007840677
lastDividendValue 0.5
lastDividendDate 2026-08-06
dividendDate 2026-08-20

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 2.1964912
Address1 Wing Cheong Commercial Building
Address2 Flat C 19th Floor Nos 19-25 Jervois Street
All Time High 355.0
All Time Low 1.9
Ask 246.54
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 1.4 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 944,800
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,046,714
Average Volume 1,046,714
Average Volume10Days 944,800
Beta 1.714
Bid 245.57
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 4
Book Value 30.873
City Hong Kong
Compensation Risk 9
Country Hong Kong
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 245.81
Current Ratio 2.523
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 255.38
Day Low 244.04
Debt To Equity 6.924
Display Name Silicon Motion Technology
Dividend Date 1,787,184,000
Dividend Rate 2.0
Dividend Yield 0.78
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,412,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,412,800
Earnings Growth 7.338
Earnings Quarterly Growth 7.345
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,355,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,304,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,304,000
Ebitda 247,991,008
Ebitda Margins 0.18879
Enterprise To Ebitda 33.602
Enterprise To Revenue 6.344
Enterprise Value 8,332,983,808
Eps Current Year 11.13541
Eps Forward 15.87274
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 8.56
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,785,974,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 277.4976
Fifty Day Average Change -31.687592
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.11419051
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 219.64912
Fifty Two Week High 355.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -109.19
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.30757746
Fifty Two Week Low 77.22
Fifty Two Week Low Change 168.59
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 2.1832426
Fifty Two Week Range 77.22 - 355.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,120,138,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.59
Float Shares 32,276,787
Forward Eps 15.87274
Forward P E 15.4862995
Free Cashflow -196,850,256
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 2,009
Fullday Change -9.27
Fullday Change Percent -3.63416
Fullday Price 246.0
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.48869
Gross Profits 641,932,032
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.033689998
Held Percent Institutions 0.75631
Implied Shares Outstanding 33,907,750
Industry Semiconductors
Industry Disp Semiconductors
Industry Key semiconductors
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,785,974,400
Last Dividend Value 0.5
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Silicon Motion Technology Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 8,334,864,384
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_2672153
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 289,772,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 8,659,869,811
Number Of Analyst Opinions 10
Open 252.24
Operating Cashflow -66,643,000
Operating Margins 0.2242
Overall Risk 8
Payout Ratio 0.2339
Peg Ratio 0.7
Phone 852 2307 4768
Post Market Change 0.19000244
Post Market Change Percent 0.077296466
Post Market Price 246.0
Post Market Time 1,787,961,250
Previous Close 255.08
Price Eps Current Year 22.074625
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 7.961973
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 6.3452196
Profit Margins 0.2206
Quick Ratio 0.825
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.41667
Region US
Regular Market Change -9.27
Regular Market Change Percent -3.63416
Regular Market Day High 255.38
Regular Market Day Low 244.04
Regular Market Day Range 244.04 - 255.38
Regular Market Open 252.24
Regular Market Previous Close 255.08
Regular Market Price 245.81
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 405,085
Return On Assets 0.10149
Return On Equity 0.31569
Revenue Growth 1.27
Revenue Per Share 39.005
Sand P52 Week Change 0.1966995
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 33,907,750
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0429
Shares Short 1,455,337
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 711,491
Short Name Silicon Motion Technology Corpo
Short Percent Of Float 0.0495
Short Ratio 1.18
Source Interval 15
Symbol SIMO
Target High Price 450.0
Target Low Price 325.0
Target Mean Price 369.7
Target Median Price 352.5
Total Cash 74,367,000
Total Cash Per Share 2.193
Total Debt 72,487,000
Total Revenue 1,313,565,952
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.007840677
Trailing Eps 8.56
Trailing P E 28.71612
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 179.6642
Two Hundred Day Average Change 66.1458
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.3681635
Type Disp Equity
Volume 405,085
Website https://www.siliconmotion.com