Silicon Laboratories (SLAB) Competitors

Synaptics (NASDAQ:SYNA) and Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ:SLAB) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, profitability and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SYNA or SLAB?

Synaptics received 101 more outperform votes than Silicon Laboratories when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.38% of users gave Silicon Laboratories an outperform vote while only 63.24% of users gave Synaptics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Synaptics	Outperform Votes 793 63.24%	Underperform Votes 461 36.76%
Silicon Laboratories	Outperform Votes 692 68.38%	Underperform Votes 320 31.62%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SYNA or SLAB?

Synaptics has higher revenue and earnings than Silicon Laboratories. Silicon Laboratories is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Synaptics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Synaptics	$1.36B	2.58	$73.60M	-$2.71	-32.72
Silicon Laboratories	$782.26M	4.91	-$34.52M	-$3.31	-36.35

Which has more volatility & risk, SYNA or SLAB?

Synaptics has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silicon Laboratories has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SYNA or SLAB?

Synaptics presently has a consensus price target of $117.67, indicating a potential upside of 32.87%. Silicon Laboratories has a consensus price target of $135.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.82%. Given Silicon Laboratories' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Synaptics is more favorable than Silicon Laboratories.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Synaptics	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Silicon Laboratories	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SYNA or SLAB?

99.4% of Synaptics shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Synaptics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Silicon Laboratories shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SYNA or SLAB more profitable?

Synaptics has a net margin of -11.30% compared to Synaptics' net margin of -36.53%. Silicon Laboratories' return on equity of -0.90% beat Synaptics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Synaptics	-11.30%	-0.90%	-0.43%
Silicon Laboratories	-36.53%	-9.13%	-7.83%

Does the media favor SYNA or SLAB?

In the previous week, Silicon Laboratories had 18 more articles in the media than Synaptics. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Silicon Laboratories and 10 mentions for Synaptics. Silicon Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Synaptics' score of 0.55 indicating that Synaptics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Synaptics	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Silicon Laboratories	7 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Synaptics beats Silicon Laboratories on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.