Trade-Ideas LLC identified Silicon Motion Technology ( SIMO) as a strong on high relative volume candidate. In addition to specific proprietary factors, Trade-Ideas identified Silicon Motion Technology as such a stock due to the following factors:
- SIMO has an average dollar-volume (as measured by average daily share volume multiplied by share price) of $12.5 million.
- SIMO has traded 142,410 shares today.
- SIMO is trading at 3.33 times the normal volume for the stock at this time of day.
- SIMO is trading at a new high 4.00% above yesterday’s close.
‘Strong on High Relative Volume’ stocks are worth watching because major volume moves tend to indicate underlying activity such as M&A events, material stock news, analyst upgrades, insider buying, buying from ‘superinvestors,’ or that hedge funds and momentum traders are piling into a stock ahead of a catalyst. Regardless of the impetus behind the price and volume action, when a stock moves with strength and volume it can indicate the start of a new trend on which early investors can capitalize. In the event of a well-timed trading opportunity, combining technical indicators with fundamental trends and a disciplined trading methodology should help you take the first steps towards investment success.
More details on SIMO:
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation, a fabless semiconductor company, designs, develops, and markets semiconductor solutions worldwide. The stock currently has a dividend yield of 1.9%. SIMO has a PE ratio of 38. Currently there are 9 analysts that rate Silicon Motion Technology a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.
The average volume for Silicon Motion Technology has been 651,000 shares per day over the past 30 days. Silicon Motion Technology has a market cap of $1.0 billion and is part of the technology sector and electronics industry. Shares are up 34.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.
TheStreet Quant Ratings rates Silicon Motion Technology as a buy. The company’s strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth and compelling growth in net income. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results.
Highlights from the ratings report include:
- SIMO’s very impressive revenue growth greatly exceeded the industry average of 0.5%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues leaped by 53.4%. Growth in the company’s revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share.
- SIMO has no debt to speak of therefore resulting in a debt-to-equity ratio of zero, which we consider to be a relatively favorable sign. Along with this, the company maintains a quick ratio of 4.07, which clearly demonstrates the ability to cover short-term cash needs.
- Powered by its strong earnings growth of 118.75% and other important driving factors, this stock has surged by 89.37% over the past year, outperforming the rise in the S&P 500 Index during the same period. Regarding the stock’s future course, although almost any stock can fall in a broad market decline, SIMO should continue to move higher despite the fact that it has already enjoyed a very nice gain in the past year.
- SILICON MOTION TECH -ADR reported significant earnings per share improvement in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has demonstrated a pattern of positive earnings per share growth over the past year. We feel that this trend should continue. During the past fiscal year, SILICON MOTION TECH -ADR increased its bottom line by earning $1.30 versus $0.81 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($2.11 versus $1.30).
- The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has significantly exceeded that of the S&P 500 and the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry. The net income increased by 120.1% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from $5.42 million to $11.92 million.
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