← Quality Momentum

QM · rank #17 · 2026-10-23

SIMO

NASDAQ · $7.16B (USD)

SignalBuy1.9strength 1.9 / 10
verdict · PROCEED

The exact numbers the algorithm saw.

Factor scores and the inputs behind this pick.
Momentum 12-1
Return from 12 months ago to 1 month ago.
+206.26%
ROE TTM
Return on equity, trailing 12 months.
+31.6%
Profit margin
Net profit margin, trailing 12 months.
+22.1%
Market cap (USD)
Size filter: > $500M required.
$7.16B
Anchor (recent)
Close on 2026-09-23
$276.53
Anchor (far)
Close on 2025-09-23
$90.29

The AI research card

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Summary

Silicon Motion Technology is a leading merchant supplier of NAND flash controllers spanning mobile embedded storage, client SSDs, automotive Ferri solutions, and enterprise AI boot and storage drives.

Rationale

Exceptional operational performance—highlighted by 127% YoY revenue growth in Q2, 31.6% TTM ROE, and 22.1% profit margins—fully validates the high quality and momentum factor metrics.

Material risks

  • 1NAND flash supply scarcity and delayed 2Tb QLC availability could hamper near-term scaling and customer rollouts of MonTitan enterprise controllers.
  • 2Major cloud hyperscalers or NAND memory manufacturers could eventually attempt to internalize SSD controller firmware and hardware capabilities.

AI verdict council

Each pick is reviewed independently by 3 models before any order. 2 of 3 voted to proceed.

OpenAI
Proceed
Claude
Caution
Gemini
Proceed