Q3 EPS Forecast for Silicon Motion Technology Cut by Analyst

Silicon Motion Technology Co. (NASDAQ:SIMO) – Wedbush dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Silicon Motion Technology in a report released on Thursday, February 6th. Wedbush analyst M. Bryson now forecasts that the semiconductor producer will earn $0.92 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Susquehanna decreased their price target on shares of Silicon Motion Technology from $110.00 to $95.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $70.00 target price on shares of Silicon Motion Technology in a research report on Friday. StockNews.com upgraded Silicon Motion Technology from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Craig Hallum decreased their price objective on Silicon Motion Technology from $96.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Silicon Motion Technology has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $80.63.

Silicon Motion Technology Stock Performance

NASDAQ SIMO opened at $53.28 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $54.62 and a 200-day moving average price of $57.23. Silicon Motion Technology has a one year low of $48.81 and a one year high of $85.87. The company has a market capitalization of $1.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.81, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.79.

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

Silicon Motion Technology Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 13th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 13th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.75%. Silicon Motion Technology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 73.98%.

Silicon Motion Technology announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 5th that authorizes the company to buyback $50.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the semiconductor producer to reacquire up to 2.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in Silicon Motion Technology by 27.7% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,239,574 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock valued at $136,032,000 after acquiring an additional 485,862 shares during the period. Reinhart Partners LLC. lifted its position in shares of Silicon Motion Technology by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. now owns 1,135,738 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock worth $61,387,000 after purchasing an additional 55,363 shares during the last quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC lifted its position in shares of Silicon Motion Technology by 21.7% during the third quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 1,103,913 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock worth $67,051,000 after purchasing an additional 196,609 shares during the last quarter. Erste Asset Management GmbH purchased a new stake in shares of Silicon Motion Technology during the third quarter valued at $40,331,000. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in shares of Silicon Motion Technology by 36.4% in the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 570,816 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock worth $34,671,000 after purchasing an additional 152,467 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.02% of the company’s stock.

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.