Synaptics (SYNA) Competitors

Immersion (NASDAQ:IMMR) and Synaptics (NASDAQ:SYNA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, profitability and community ranking.

Does the media prefer IMMR or SYNA?

In the previous week, Synaptics had 4 more articles in the media than Immersion. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Synaptics and 5 mentions for Immersion. Synaptics' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Immersion's score of 1.05 indicating that Synaptics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Immersion	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Synaptics	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, IMMR or SYNA?

Immersion has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synaptics has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer IMMR or SYNA?

Immersion presently has a consensus target price of $12.25, indicating a potential upside of 65.32%. Synaptics has a consensus target price of $93.75, indicating a potential upside of 50.70%. Given Immersion's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Immersion is more favorable than Synaptics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Immersion	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Synaptics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IMMR or SYNA?

Synaptics received 381 more outperform votes than Immersion when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.98% of users gave Immersion an outperform vote while only 63.63% of users gave Synaptics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Immersion	Outperform Votes 429 71.98%	Underperform Votes 167 28.02%
Synaptics	Outperform Votes 810 63.63%	Underperform Votes 463 36.37%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, IMMR or SYNA?

Synaptics has higher revenue and earnings than Immersion. Immersion 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
Immersion	$163.13M	1.47	$90.06M	$2.78	2.67
Synaptics	$1.04B	2.31	$125.60M	$4.13	15.06

Is IMMR or SYNA more profitable?

Synaptics has a net margin of 16.73% compared to Immersion's net margin of 11.79%. Immersion's return on equity of 28.08% beat Synaptics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Immersion	11.79%	28.08%	12.22%
Synaptics	16.73%	1.61%	0.84%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in IMMR or SYNA?

60.6% of Immersion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of Synaptics shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Immersion shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Synaptics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Synaptics beats Immersion on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.