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Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (SIMO)

Technology | Semiconductors | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | NasdaqGS
299.51 USD -26.84 (-8.224%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 297.30 -2.21 (-2.210%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:58 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 2:54 a.m. EDT

Silicon Motion presents a compelling momentum story that clashes with its valuation reality. The stock has surged significantly above its 200-day moving average, creating a powerful technical setup that attracts traders. However, the fundamental picture is mixed; while return on equity remains robust at 20% and earnings growth is reported at triple digits, the company is burning cash with negative free flow and trades at a premium price-to-earnings multiple that leaves little room for error. Analyst consensus targets actually imply a correction to the downside, suggesting the current rally may be ahead of the earnings recovery. For investors, the trade is a high-risk momentum play rather than a core holding, as the balance sheet and cash burn require careful monitoring to ensure the valuation expansion is justified by future profitability.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.353536
AutoTheta0.587846
MSTL0.603142
AutoETS0.612496

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 35%
H-stat 0.61
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.254
Excess Kurtosis -0.75
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-05
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-06
Revenue per Share 31.595
Market Cap 10,155,736,064
Trailing P/E 59.19
Forward P/E 29.31
Beta 1.69
Profit Margins 16.02%
Website https://www.siliconmotion.com

As of July 11, 2026, 2:54 a.m. EDT: Implied volatility is elevated across all expirations, hovering around 100-115% at-the-money. Speculators are positioning for significant volatility with substantial open interest walls at lower strikes (260/270 for near-term puts, 210/230 for medium-term puts), suggesting a floor is expected in the low 200s. Conversely, call open interest clusters at 360, 440, and 520 strikes indicate upside targets are priced in well above current levels. The mix of heavy put protection and distant call speculation suggests a 'long with a stop' strategy rather than pure directional bets.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.21% 1.81% 2.55% 2.12%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
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 0.61
exDividendDate 2026-08-06
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.00612839
lastDividendValue 0.5
lastDividendDate 2026-05-07
dividendDate 2026-05-21

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 3.5069742
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 380.9
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 1.5 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 810,500
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,062,537
Average Volume 1,062,537
Average Volume10Days 810,500
Beta 1.691
Bid 225.11
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 4
Book Value 26.905
City Hong Kong
Compensation Risk 9
Country Hong Kong
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 299.51
Current Ratio 2.852
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 317.37
Day Low 296.8
Display Name Silicon Motion Technology
Dividend Date 1,779,321,600
Dividend Rate 2.0
Dividend Yield 0.61
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,441,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,441,600
Earnings Growth 2.387
Earnings Quarterly Growth 2.432
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,355,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,355,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,355,200
Ebitda 167,378,000
Ebitda Margins 0.15772
Enterprise To Ebitda 59.454
Enterprise To Revenue 9.377
Enterprise Value 9,951,220,736
Eps Current Year 8.71433
Eps Forward 10.21763
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.06
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 280.6474
Fifty Day Average Change 18.86261
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.06721106
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 350.69742
Fifty Two Week High 355.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -55.48999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.15630983
Fifty Two Week Low 70.12
Fifty Two Week Low Change 229.39001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 3.2713919
Fifty Two Week Range 70.12 - 355.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,120,138,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.59
Float Shares 32,104,227
Forward Eps 10.21763
Forward P E 29.313059
Free Cashflow -125,356,128
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 2,009
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.48095
Gross Profits 510,401,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0334
Held Percent Institutions 0.81035006
Implied Shares Outstanding 33,907,835
Industry Semiconductors
Industry Disp Semiconductors
Industry Key semiconductors
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,778,112,000
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 10,155,736,064
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_2672153
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 169,971,008
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 11,062,770,247
Number Of Analyst Opinions 10
Open 313.05
Operating Cashflow -20,071,000
Operating Margins 0.1526
Overall Risk 8
Payout Ratio 0.3962
Peg Ratio 0.7
Phone 852 2307 4768
Post Market Change -2.210022
Post Market Change Percent -0.73787916
Post Market Price 297.3
Post Market Time 1,783,987,111
Previous Close 326.35
Price Eps Current Year 34.369827
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 11.132132
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 9.569689
Profit Margins 0.16016
Quick Ratio 1.014
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.45455
Region US
Regular Market Change -26.84
Regular Market Change Percent -8.2243
Regular Market Day High 317.37
Regular Market Day Low 296.8
Regular Market Day Range 296.8 - 317.37
Regular Market Open 313.05
Regular Market Previous Close 326.35
Regular Market Price 299.51
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 522,921
Return On Assets 0.07368
Return On Equity 0.20253
Revenue Growth 1.055
Revenue Per Share 31.595
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 33,907,835
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.023
Shares Short 781,088
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 1,071,129
Short Name Silicon Motion Technology Corpo
Short Percent Of Float 0.026600001
Short Ratio 0.76
Source Interval 15
Symbol SIMO
Target High Price 450.0
Target Low Price 145.0
Target Mean Price 281.2
Target Median Price 255.0
Total Cash 135,676,992
Total Cash Per Share 4.029
Total Debt 0
Total Revenue 1,061,240,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.00612839
Trailing Eps 5.06
Trailing P E 59.191704
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 151.94685
Two Hundred Day Average Change 147.56316
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.9711498
Type Disp Equity
Volume 522,921
Website https://www.siliconmotion.com