Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for SIMO in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Sep 28 close
$278.07+1.84 (+0.7%)
Gekko Brief
AI summarySilicon Motion's week centers on its enterprise storage pivot, with commentary pointing to margin expansion toward 50% on the back of AI and data center demand for its storage controllers, alongside its patent portfolio in NAND technology. Shareholders also approved board re-elections and ratified Deloitte & Touche as auditors at the AGM on 22 September. Separately, brokerages have reiterated a consensus "Buy" rating, with one report citing ten firms and an average 12-month price target of $341.43, following the prior quarter's earnings beat and a cited 127% year-over-year revenue increase.
SIMO closed at $278.07, up 0.7%, sitting above both its 50-day average of $256.08 and 200-day average of $197.73, with the shorter average above the longer one. The stock's one-month return stands at 9%, though the three-month return is -16.2%. The GekkoIndex reads 54.1, placing it in the Neutral zone, while price sits 5.4% above Gekko Fair Value of $263.72.
Earnings are scheduled for 29 October, 30 days out and outside a typical 20-trading-day hold; the last report showed EPS of $3.99 against an estimate of $2, with a 15.2% reaction. Over the last 30 days, 5 unusual options signals appeared, with call premium of $4.7 million against put premium of $1.1 million. Four trailblazer holders are noted. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged -2.5% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them, worth noting alongside the fair-value gap.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Silicon Motion Technology price vs fair value
Close $278.07200-day averageGekko Fair Value $263.72
Silicon Motion Technology quick facts
- Market cap
- $9.33B
- P/E ratio
- 32.2
- Forward P/E
- 19.6
- EPS, TTM
- $8.54
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.31B
- Profit margin
- 22.1%
- Dividend yield
- 0.73%
- Beta
- 1.70
- Volume
- 413,077 avg 766,445
- 1-year return
- +207.9%
- Typical daily move
- ±6.3%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±7.7%
- 50-day average
- $256.08
- 200-day average
- $197.73
- Next earnings
- Oct 29 before open
- Shares outstanding
- 33.91M
Silicon Motion Technology swing-trade checklist
Silicon Motion Technology scores 3 supportive, 2 mixed and 1 headwind across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive2 mixed1 headwind
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $278.07 is above the 50-day ($256.08) and 200-day ($197.73) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
54.1, Neutral
Reading 54.1 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valueheadwind
5.4% above
Price is 5.4% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair value - Smart moneysupportive
Leans bullish
Last 30 days: 5 unusual options signals.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 30 days
Next report Oct 29, 2026, 30 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitymixed
−2.5% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −2.5% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
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Silicon Motion Technology stock chart and price history
Silicon Motion Technology closed at $278.07 on Sep 28, 2026, +207.9% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $79.76 to $355.00.
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +9.0%
- 3 months
- −16.2%
- 6 months
- +152.7%
- 1 year
- +207.9%
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About Silicon Motion Technology
Silicon Motion Technology builds controller chips that let NAND flash memory function as usable storage, acting as the bridge between raw memory chips and the devices that rely on them. These controllers show up inside SSDs meant for everyday computers, in tougher enterprise SSDs built for data center workloads, and in embedded formats like eMMC and UFS that power smartphones and connected IoT gadgets. The lineup stretches further into memory cards, portable flash drives, and ruggedized SSDs made for industrial, commercial, and automotive uses. Consumer-facing controller products carry the SMI label, enterprise storage is sold under the Shannon Systems name, and the industrial line appears as Ferri SSD, Ferri-eMMC, and Ferri-UFS.
To move these products, the company relies on a mix of in-house sales staff and outside electronics distributors. Its buyers span NAND flash producers, module assemblers, large cloud computing operators, and original equipment manufacturers, positioning it as a supplier feeding into other companies' hardware rather than a seller of finished consumer products.
The company traces back to 1995 and runs its main operations out of Hong Kong, while maintaining a presence across Taiwan, the United States, South Korea, China, Malaysia, Singapore, and further international locations. Its stock trades under the ticker SIMO.
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Website
- siliconmotion.com
Silicon Motion Technology GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Silicon Motion Technology’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 54.1, in the Neutral zone, down 1.3 points over five sessions.
54.1Neutral
Down 1.3 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 28 | +0.7% | +9.1% | ||
| Accumulation | 181 | +1.0% | +5.3% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 372 | +1.1% | +4.3% | ||
| Distribution | 40 | +5.6% | +19.1% | ||
| Selling | 4 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average SIMO share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Silicon Motion Technology stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Silicon Motion Technology trades 5.4% above Gekko Fair Value of $263.72, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Silicon Motion Technology shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$263.72
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
5.4% Overvalued
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Silicon Motion Technology insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Silicon Motion Technology, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in SIMO were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Silicon Motion Technology has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Dec 31, 2025
- $40K
- As a share of market cap
- 0.00%
From company filings.
Unusual options activity last 30 days
5signals, 81% of the flagged premium in calls.
Latest: Bullish flow on Sep 23, $1.70M in unusual premium.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
4of the funds Gekko tracks hold SIMO.
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Silicon Motion Technology earnings: next date and track record
Silicon Motion Technology reports on Oct 29, 2026, before the open (30 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 29, 2026
Expected before the open, 30 days away
- EPS estimate
- $3.30
- Revenue estimate
- $529.1M
7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±11.7%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 29, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Silicon Motion reported a strong June quarter with record revenue of $451 million, gross margin above 50%, and EPS of $2.43 (non-GAAP focus). Management highlighted broad-based growth across embedded eMMC & UFS, edge SSD controllers, Ferri (automotive & enterprise boot drive solutions), and the initial commercial ramp of MonTitan enterprise controllers. The company beat revenue and margin guidance for the quarter, increased operating expenses driven by R&D and headcount, and reduced cash due to dividends and inventory build to support growth. Management is positive on multi-year growth driven by AI-related demand, expects record revenue for full-year 2026 (outlook of >100% YoY growth), and reiterated long-term gross margin targets of ~48%-50% while noting NAND supply shortages and price inflation as near-term headwinds through about 2028. MonTitan is expected to contribute roughly 5%-10% of revenue exiting 2026 with Gen6 platform traction building, and Boot Drive (controller+NAND) is described as a high-ASP, fast-growing opportunity across DPU/TPU and other server/edge applications.
- Guidance
- - Q2 guided range (previously issued; actual Q2 was above guidance): revenue guided $393M–$411M (actual $451M). - Q2 guided gross margin range: 48.5%–49.5% (actual 50.2%). - Q2 guided operating margin range: 21%–22% (actual 23.1%). - Long-term gross margin target: 48%–50%. - Company guidance/targets for future periods: management expects record full-year 2026 revenue, up more than 100% YoY. MonTitan expected to contribute ~5%–10% of overall revenue exiting 2026. - Company is only guiding one quarter out and declined to provide detailed product-level revenue guidance for Q3 in this call.
- Risks flagged
- - NAND and DRAM supply shortages and price inflation (management expects NAND scarcity to persist likely until ~2028). - Competitive pressure in semiconductor industry and potential pricing pressure. - Dependence on relationships with major customers and module makers; concentration risks. - Macroeconomic, political, legal risks (explicitly noted with respect to Taiwan). - Inventory build and cash reduction risk related to working capital and dividend payments.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | $3.99 est $2.00 | $451.0M est $403.4M | +15.2% |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $1.97 est $1.10 | $342.1M est $299.5M | +47.4% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | $1.26 est $1.29 | $278.5M est $261.0M | +7.2% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $1.00 est $0.81 | $242.0M est $260.6M | −2.5% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | $0.69 est $0.52 | $202.0M est $180.3M | −1.1% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | $0.60 est $0.43 | $166.5M est $180.4M | +11.3% |
| Feb 5, 2025 | $0.91 est $0.84 | $191.2M est $191.0M | +2.0% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | $0.92 est $0.85 | $212.4M est $199.3M | −7.0% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Silicon Motion Technology stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Silicon Motion Technology is $369.70, +33.0% from the last close, from 9 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$369.70consensus 12-month target, +33.0% from the last close
Now $278.07Avg $369.70
Low $325High $450
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 9 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | William Blair | — | — |
| Aug 16 | Roth MKM | $350 | +25.9% |
| Aug 4 | J.P. Morgan | $350 | +25.9% |
| Jul 31 | Wedbush | $400 | +43.8% |
| Jul 31 | Craig-Hallum | $325 | +16.9% |
+4.3%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
−2.5%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±6.3%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Silicon Motion Technology seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Silicon Motion Technology averaged −2.5% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +3.0% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −2.7% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −3.2% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −2.5% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −2.5% | 2 of 5 |
For scale, SIMO’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 7.7%.
Silicon Motion Technology market cap and key statistics
Silicon Motion Technology’s market cap is $9.33B, with a P/E ratio of 32.2 and revenue of $1.31B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $9.33B
- P/E ratio
- 32.2
- Forward P/E
- 19.6
- EPS, TTM
- $8.54
- Gekko Fair Value
- $263.72
Trading
- Volume
- 413,077
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 766,445
- 52-week high
- $355.00
- 52-week low
- $79.76
- Shares outstanding
- 33.91M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.31B
- Profit margin
- 22.1%
- Return on equity
- 31.6%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +734.0%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.70
- Typical daily move
- ±6.3%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±7.7%
- Dividend yield
- 0.73%
Silicon Motion Technology stock news this week
6 headlines about Silicon Motion Technology from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
- Silicon Motion's 2026 Outlook: Enterprise Storage Pivot Powers Margin Expansion to 50%The Motley Fool, Sep 28
- Silicon Motion Technology Corporation $SIMO Shares Sold by Engineers Gate Manager LPDefense World, Sep 25
- Shareholders at Silicon Motion (SIMO) AGM approve board and 2026 auditorsStock Titan, Sep 23
- Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:SIMO) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Buy" from BrokeragesMarketBeat, Sep 21
- Silicon Motion (SIMO) Stock Slides as Market Rises: Facts to Know Before You TradeZacks Investment Research, Sep 21
- Silicon Motion Stock: Why I'm Buying This NAND Dark HorseSeeking Alpha, Sep 21
Silicon Motion Technology stock FAQ
What is Silicon Motion Technology’s market cap?
Silicon Motion Technology’s market cap is $9.33B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $278.07, with 33.91M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 32.2.
What is the Silicon Motion Technology stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Silicon Motion Technology is $369.70, +33.0% from the last close. Of the 9 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 9 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Silicon Motion Technology stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Silicon Motion Technology is overvalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $278.07 is 5.4% above Gekko Fair Value of $263.72. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Silicon Motion Technology report earnings next?
Silicon Motion Technology is expected to report on Oct 29, 2026, before the market opens (30 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $3.30 per share on revenue of $529.1M. Silicon Motion Technology beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 11.7% on average across the report.
What is Silicon Motion Technology’s 52-week high and low?
Silicon Motion Technology’s 52-week high is $355.00 and its 52-week low is $79.76; it closed at $278.07 on Sep 28, 2026, +207.9% over the past year.
Is Silicon Motion Technology stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (trend, smart money and earnings risk), 2 as mixed (gekkoindex and seasonality) and 1 as a headwind (fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
Is there unusual options activity in Silicon Motion Technology?
Gekko flagged 5 unusual options signals in Silicon Motion Technology over the last 30 days, with $4.66M of flagged premium in calls and $1.09M in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Sep 23, 2026 with $1.70M in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.
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