Nomura/Instinet Upgrades Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) to Neutral

Nomura/Instinet analyst Donnie Teng upgraded Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ: SIMO) from Reduce to Neutral with a price target of $40.00 (from $30.00).

The analyst comments "We had a non-consensus Reduce on SIMO given: 1) ASP pressure in client
SSD controller; 2) eMMC (embedded Multi-Media Controller)/UFS (universal flash storage) loss although well-known remaining a drag on earnings and 3) muted outlook for the enterprise SSD business. However, we upgrade the name to Neutral as after SIMO’s significant stock underperformance over the past year (SIMO -31% vs NASDAQ +9%), for the first time since 2H18 SIMO did not miss its guidance in 3Q19 preliminary results on the back of recovery in the eMMC/UFS business and continued uptrend in the client SSD controller business."

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Shares of Silicon Motion Technology closed at $36.25 yesterday.

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