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NASDAQ:SYNA

Synaptics (SYNA) Competitors

$83.16
+1.20 (+1.46%)
(As of 09/22/2023 08:52 PM ET)
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Today's Range
$82.28
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$83.46
50-Day Range
$81.96
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$93.79
52-Week Range
$67.73
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$142.14
Volume
233,900 shs
Average Volume
545,183 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.21 billion
P/E Ratio
45.94
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$112.08
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SYNA vs. DIOD, TSEM, SLAB, KLIC, FORM, CRUS, SITM, AMBA, VIAV, and OSIS

Should you be buying Synaptics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Synaptics include Diodes (DIOD), Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), Silicon Laboratories (SLAB), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), FormFactor (FORM), Cirrus Logic (CRUS), SiTime (SITM), Ambarella (AMBA), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), and OSI Systems (OSIS). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.

Synaptics vs.

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

91.5% of Synaptics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Diodes shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Synaptics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Diodes shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Synaptics presently has a consensus price target of $112.08, indicating a potential upside of 34.78%. Diodes has a consensus price target of $100.60, indicating a potential upside of 33.71%. Given Synaptics' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Synaptics is more favorable than Diodes.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Synaptics
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Diodes
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Synaptics has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diodes has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Diodes has a net margin of 16.99% compared to Synaptics' net margin of 5.43%. Diodes' return on equity of 19.78% beat Synaptics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Synaptics5.43% 17.11% 8.17%
Diodes 16.99%19.78%13.73%

Synaptics received 369 more outperform votes than Diodes when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.23% of users gave Diodes an outperform vote while only 63.20% of users gave Synaptics an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
SynapticsOutperform Votes
778
63.20%
Underperform Votes
453
36.80%
DiodesOutperform Votes
409
65.23%
Underperform Votes
218
34.77%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Synaptics$1.36B2.37$73.60M$1.8145.94
Diodes$2.00B1.73$331.28M$7.1910.46

In the previous week, Synaptics had 1 more articles in the media than Diodes. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Synaptics and 6 mentions for Diodes. Diodes' average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Synaptics' score of 0.14 indicating that Diodes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Synaptics
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Diodes
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Diodes beats Synaptics on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.


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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SYNA vs. The Competition

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MetricSynapticsSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.21B$26.64B$15.02B$6.25B
Dividend YieldN/A2.46%2.47%6.53%
P/E Ratio45.9419.44262.3413.64
Price / Sales2.3713.94532.8154.71
Price / Cash8.5118.6826.80101.36
Price / Book2.645.148.704.78
Net Income$73.60M$1.01B$542.92M$185.28M
7 Day Performance-3.34%34.79%6.49%3.51%
1 Month Performance-3.85%24.79%5.65%8.58%
1 Year Performance-17.62%2.67%5.89%4.85%

Synaptics Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DIOD
Diodes
2.4041 of 5 stars		$75.56
-1.8%		$100.60
+33.1%		+19.0%$3.47B$2.00B10.518,877
TSEM
Tower Semiconductor
2.3305 of 5 stars		$26.49
-0.5%		$38.00
+43.5%		-42.1%$2.90B$1.68B10.725,613
SLAB
Silicon Laboratories
2.3429 of 5 stars		$117.29
-0.7%		$167.50
+42.8%		-6.8%$3.76B$1.02B55.851,964Positive News
KLIC
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
2.4093 of 5 stars		$48.13
-0.6%		$58.33
+21.2%		+21.7%$2.72B$1.50B28.653,167Positive News
FORM
FormFactor
2.2231 of 5 stars		$33.59
+1.4%		$38.20
+13.7%		+26.8%$2.61B$747.94M-373.182,105
CRUS
Cirrus Logic
2.8718 of 5 stars		$73.44
-0.6%		$99.00
+34.8%		-4.9%$4.02B$1.90B27.611,702
SITM
SiTime
2.1239 of 5 stars		$113.26
-1.2%		$141.43
+24.9%		+31.4%$2.52B$283.61M-65.09377Positive News
AMBA
Ambarella
2.4382 of 5 stars		$56.45
-2.5%		$83.90
+48.6%		-10.2%$2.25B$337.61M-22.58937
VIAV
Viavi Solutions
2.5032 of 5 stars		$9.67
-1.0%		$12.29
+27.0%		-30.4%$2.14B$1.11B87.923,600Positive News
OSIS
OSI Systems
2.9272 of 5 stars		$117.58
+0.5%		$162.33
+38.1%		+52.4%$1.98B$1.28B22.026,423

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