QM · rank #16 · 2026-09-10
SITM
NASDAQ · $17.94B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Momentum 12-1 Return from 12 months ago to 1 month ago. | +228.52% |
|---|---|
| ROE TTM Return on equity, trailing 12 months. | +1.3% |
| Profit margin Net profit margin, trailing 12 months. | +3.0% |
| Market cap (USD) Size filter: > $500M required. | $17.94B |
| Anchor (recent) Close on 2026-08-11 | $667.10 |
| Anchor (far) Close on 2025-08-11 | $203.06 |
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Summary
SiTime designs and sells MEMS-based precision timing semiconductors—oscillators and clock SoCs—serving AI data centers, communications infrastructure, automotive, and IoT markets with a highly configurable, programmable product architecture.
Rationale
The momentum_12_1 signal of 2.29 is strongly reinforced by fundamental reality: Q2 2026 revenue surged 127% YoY to $157.4M with non-GAAP operating margin of 34%, confirming that price momentum is tracking an actual earnings inflection rather than pure sentiment rotation.
Material risks
- 1SiTime's revenue visibility depends entirely on customer demand cycles with no disclosed backlog or long-term contracts, meaning the AI/data center capex wave that drove 181% YoY growth in its largest segment can reverse sharply if hyperscaler build-out pace slows—a structural fragility for a name trading at ~$17.9B market cap on still-thin GAAP margins (profit_margin: 3%).
- 2Integration of timing functions directly into custom ASICs or SoCs by large hyperscalers (who have the scale and incentive to internalize components) represents a credible in-house displacement risk that could erode SiTime's standalone oscillator TAM over a multi-year horizon.
AI verdict council
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