Synaptics Incorporated (NASDAQ:SYNA) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Synaptics Incorporated (NASDAQ:SYNA) have earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fourteen analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $95.5556.

Several analysts have recently weighed in on SYNA shares. Oppenheimer restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Synaptics in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Synaptics in a report on Thursday. Mizuho set a $94.00 target price on Synaptics in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Synaptics in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Synaptics from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Vikram Gupta sold 694 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.00, for a total transaction of $52,050.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 100,082 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,506,150. This trade represents a 0.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Lisa Bodensteiner sold 7,182 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.68, for a total value of $565,079.76. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 75,542 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,943,644.56. This represents a 8.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 8,906 shares of company stock worth $698,177 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Synaptics

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its holdings in shares of Synaptics by 443.1% during the second quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 630 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 514 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Synaptics by 143.9% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 595 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 351 shares during the period. Optiver Holding B.V. grew its position in shares of Synaptics by 40.2% during the 3rd quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 593 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its position in shares of Synaptics by 480.3% during the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 708 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 586 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Synaptics by 50.3% during the second quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 708 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 237 shares during the period. 99.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Synaptics Stock Performance

Synaptics stock opened at $91.02 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.55 billion, a PE ratio of -78.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.81 and a beta of 1.71. Synaptics has a one year low of $41.80 and a one year high of $94.59. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $74.17 and its 200 day moving average price is $70.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 2.31 and a current ratio of 2.86.

Synaptics (NASDAQ:SYNA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The software maker reported $1.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.06 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $292.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $289.93 million. Synaptics had a negative net margin of 4.08% and a positive return on equity of 4.35%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 13.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.81 earnings per share. Synaptics has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.000-1.300 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Synaptics will post 0.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Synaptics

Synaptics Incorporated is a global developer and supplier of human interface solutions for computing, networking, communications, and entertainment devices. The company specializes in the design, development and integration of custom chips and software that enable intuitive, natural user interactions. Synaptics solutions support touch, display, audio and biometrics functions, facilitating seamless human-to-machine interfaces across a broad range of end markets.

Key product offerings include touch controllers for laptops and tablets, capacitive touchscreens and display drivers for mobile devices, fingerprint sensors and secure authentication modules, as well as advanced audio processing and voice enhancement technologies.