Reviewing Synaptics (SYNA) & Its Competitors

Synaptics (NASDAQ:SYNA) is one of 221 public companies in the “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Synaptics to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Synaptics and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Synaptics	1	11	2	0	2.07
Synaptics Competitors	3513	12379	25821	1002	2.57

Synaptics presently has a consensus price target of $126.40, indicating a potential upside of 7.39%. As a group, “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 42.82%. Given Synaptics’ rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Synaptics has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Risk and Volatility

Synaptics has a beta of 1.94, indicating that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synaptics’ rivals have a beta of 2.80, indicating that their average stock price is 180% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Synaptics and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Synaptics	$1.20 billion	-$490.80 million	-9.36
Synaptics Competitors	$39.42 billion	$2.53 billion	8.95

Synaptics’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Synaptics. Synaptics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Synaptics and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Synaptics	-40.70%	5.11%	2.54%
Synaptics Competitors	-1,266.87%	-126.22%	-3.89%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

99.4% of Synaptics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.8% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Synaptics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Synaptics rivals beat Synaptics on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Synaptics Company Profile

Synaptics Incorporated (NASDAQ: SYNA) develops semiconductor products and software that enable people to interact with electronic devices. Its technologies are used in personal computers, mobile devices, automotive systems and Internet of Things (IoT) products. The company’s offerings include touch controllers, touchpads, fingerprint sensors and display drivers, as well as wireless connectivity, audio and video processing, and edge-computing solutions. Synaptics sells primarily to device makers and other technology companies that incorporate its products into consumer and commercial electronics.