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Silicon Motion Technology Corporation

$SIMO·$11B·Semiconductors·Technology
$264.32-3.0%YTD+179.6%1Y+261.3%
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SISIMO
$SIMOSilicon Motion Technology Corporation
$264.33-2.98%277 posts+8%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $SIMO, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Driven by hypeAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-07-16

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Silicon Motion is up 312% in twelve months as NAND-controller demand for AI-storage architecture reprices the entire earnings model.

Silicon Motion designs NAND flash controllers for solid-state drives and embedded storage, Taiwan-based, $11B market cap, with Q2 2026 earnings due 2026-07-29.

  • Q1 revenue was $342M, up 105% year-over-year with sequential growth of 23% — the second consecutive quarter of triple-digit-or-near-it growth as enterprise SSD demand for AI workloads accelerated, and EPS $7.92 topped $1.31 consensus by a factor of six on the reported line.
  • Gross margin printed 47.1%, operating margin 15.3%, and trailing return on invested capital of 12.1% with zero long-term debt — the balance sheet is clean and the operating leverage is real.
  • The stock is up 312% over twelve months and 210% year-to-date, sitting at 78% through the 52-week range but only 3% above the 50-day moving average — a rest-and-consolidate setup after the parabolic run.
  • Analysts model 2026 EPS $8.88 rising to $11.25 in 2027 and $16.07 in 2028, so at $293 the multiple compresses meaningfully if the guide holds; trailing P/E is 12.8.
  • Insider activity: three director sales totaling roughly $1.3M were reported June 24 — small share counts consistent with routine diversification.

The setup into July 29 is a memory-controller supplier riding an AI-storage capex cycle at a still-reasonable trailing multiple with the operating leverage doing the work — the fork on the print is the fiscal 2027 guide relative to the $11.25 consensus.

Agrees with X sentimentX posters describe SIMO as holding up exceptionally well within semis, one of only two memory names (with MU) that has not touched the 50-day moving average, and traders rotating from NBIS into SIMO as a smaller AI trade with explosive growth potential. That aligns with the reported data — 105% year-over-year revenue growth, 20% Q1 EPS surprise, and the position sitting only 3% above the 50-day moving average consistent with the observation.

What to watch: July 29 Q2 earnings — enterprise SSD controller shipments (the AI-storage demand vector), gross-margin trajectory versus the 47% base, and Q3 guidance versus the current $2.13 EPS consensus. Any capacity commentary from partners on advanced-node NAND supply is separately consequential.

On the calendar: 2026-07-29 Q2 2026 earnings; enterprise SSD controller shipments and Q3 guidance drive the print.

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment6 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-13

Silicon Motion is described as holding up exceptionally well within the semi group, one of only two memory-related names (along with MU) that has not touched the 50-day SMA. Traders rotated capital from NBIS into SIMO as a smaller AI trade with explosive growth potential, and the stock made Stage 2 breakout scan lists with DCR > 80%.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Designs NAND flash controller chips for client SSDs, enterprise SSDs, mobile embedded storage, and industrial flash applications.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Semiconductors sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $SIMO.

Semiconductors · Technology

No material change from last week — structural AI capex engine unchanged: hyperscaler Blackwell allocation stays tight through 2H26 and HBM3e pricing holds as LLM context-window expansion drives 5-8x per-server memory demand uplift.

What this means for $SIMO

Partial — Designs NAND flash controller chips for client SSDs, enterprise SSDs, mobile embedded storage, and industrial flash applications; this segment overlaps with the AI capex and HBM/compute demand cycle but is not the dominant revenue driver.

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
12.8How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
12.1%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
12.8%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-0.9%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
8.2Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
20.2%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
48.1%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026Apr 28, 2026$1.58$1.31+20.6%
Q4 2025Feb 3, 2026$1.26$1.29-2.3%
Q3 2025Oct 30, 2025$1.00$0.81+23.5%
Q2 2025Jul 30, 2025$0.69$0.52+32.7%
Next earningsWed, Jul 29·consensus EPS $2.13

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$342.1M+105.5%47.1%15.3%$7.92$-49.4M
Q4 FY25$278.5M+45.7%49.1%11.4%$5.68$-6.3M
Q3 FY25$242.0M+13.9%48.6%12.1%$4.68$6.8M
Q2 FY25$198.7M-5.7%47.7%11.2%$1.96$-32.7M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 9 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$1.6B$1.3B – $1.8B$8.88$8.51 – $9.419
FY27$2.0B$1.7B – $2.3B$11.25$9.35 – $13.969
FY28$2.5B$2.2B – $2.9B$16.07$13.53 – $19.344

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.8×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.68%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-7.8%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+68.5%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 32.1M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.1% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.695-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJun 18Han-ping ShiehDirector1.0K sh$328KSellJun 18Kuan-ming LinDirector1.0K sh$320KSellJun 17Kuan-ming LinDirector2.0K sh$610KSellJun 2Han-ping ShiehDirector1.0K sh$301KSellMay 6Duann Shii TyngDirector1.5K sh$368K

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 93
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for SIMO on 2026-04-09, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 93
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for SIMO on 2026-04-09, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 93
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for SIMO on 2026-04-09, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 93
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for SIMO on 2026-04-09, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 93
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for SIMO on 2026-04-09, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 93
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for SIMO on 2026-04-09, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 303
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for SIMO on 2026-03-30, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 273
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for SIMO on 2026-03-27, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

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