Wedbush Research Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for SIMO

Silicon Motion Technology Co. (NASDAQ:SIMO) – Research analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Silicon Motion Technology in a research note issued on Thursday, February 6th. Wedbush analyst M. Bryson now anticipates that the semiconductor producer will post earnings per share of $0.92 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.05. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $90.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Silicon Motion Technology’s current full-year earnings is $2.91 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Silicon Motion Technology’s FY2026 earnings at $5.01 EPS.

Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The semiconductor producer reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.78 by ($0.10). Silicon Motion Technology had a net margin of 11.29% and a return on equity of 11.59%.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Craig Hallum dropped their target price on Silicon Motion Technology from $96.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 31st. StockNews.com upgraded Silicon Motion Technology from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Susquehanna reduced their price objective on Silicon Motion Technology from $110.00 to $95.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $70.00 target price on shares of Silicon Motion Technology in a research report on Friday, February 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Silicon Motion Technology presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $80.63.

Silicon Motion Technology Stock Up 1.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ SIMO opened at $54.18 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $54.61 and its 200 day simple moving average is $57.12. The stock has a market cap of $1.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.14, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.79. Silicon Motion Technology has a fifty-two week low of $48.81 and a fifty-two week high of $85.87.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Silicon Motion Technology

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Silicon Motion Technology by 129.4% during the 3rd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 445 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 251 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Silicon Motion Technology by 123.2% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 877 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 484 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in Silicon Motion Technology by 139.5% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,365 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock valued at $83,000 after purchasing an additional 795 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp acquired a new position in Silicon Motion Technology in the 3rd quarter worth about $151,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Silicon Motion Technology during the 4th quarter worth about $208,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.02% of the company’s stock.

Silicon Motion Technology Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 13th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.69%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 13th. Silicon Motion Technology’s payout ratio is presently 73.98%.

Silicon Motion Technology declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 5th that allows the company to buyback $50.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the semiconductor producer to buy up to 2.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Silicon Motion Technology Company Profile

Silicon Motion Technology Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, and markets NAND flash controllers for solid-state storage devices. The company offers controllers for computing-grade solid state drives (SSDs), which are used in PCs and other client devices; enterprise-grade SSDs used in 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.