Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) Trading Down 4.9% – Should You Sell?

Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:SIMO)’s share price was down 4.9% on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $112.86 and last traded at $112.7680. Approximately 463,384 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 32% from the average daily volume of 685,770 shares. The stock had previously closed at $118.64.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SIMO has been the topic of a number of research reports. B. Riley Financial restated a “buy” rating on shares of Silicon Motion Technology in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Craig Hallum reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $160.00 price objective on shares of Silicon Motion Technology in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Zacks Research upgraded Silicon Motion Technology from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Silicon Motion Technology in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on Silicon Motion Technology from $125.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and eleven have issued a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $132.50.

Silicon Motion Technology Stock Performance

The stock’s 50-day moving average is $124.73 and its 200 day moving average is $104.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.81 billion, a PE ratio of 30.87, a P/E/G ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.02.

Institutional Trading of Silicon Motion Technology

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SIMO. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. acquired a new position in Silicon Motion Technology during the third quarter worth $26,000. WealthCollab LLC boosted its position in shares of Silicon Motion Technology by 77.4% during the 4th quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 346 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. Arax Advisory Partners grew its stake in shares of Silicon Motion Technology by 220.9% during the 4th quarter. Arax Advisory Partners now owns 446 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 307 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Silicon Motion Technology by 169.4% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 582 shares of the semiconductor producer’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 366 shares during the period. Finally, MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Silicon Motion Technology in the fourth quarter valued at about $71,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.