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SYNA vs. ADI, DIOD, LRCX, LSCC, MCHP, MKSI, NXPI, ON, POWI, and SLAB

Should you be buying Synaptics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Synaptics include Analog Devices (ADI), Diodes (DIOD), Lam Research (LRCX), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Microchip Technology (MCHP), MKS (MKSI), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), ON Semiconductor (ON), Power Integrations (POWI), and Silicon Laboratories (SLAB). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

Synaptics vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, Analog Devices had 34 more articles in the media than Synaptics. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Analog Devices and 4 mentions for Synaptics. Analog Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Synaptics' score of 0.86 indicating that Analog Devices is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Analog Devices
19 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Synaptics
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

86.8% of Analog Devices shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of Synaptics shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Synaptics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Analog Devices$9.43B12.88$1.64B$3.6766.67
Synaptics$959.40M2.74$125.60M$4.1316.54

Analog Devices currently has a consensus target price of $257.67, suggesting a potential upside of 5.31%. Synaptics has a consensus target price of $93.75, suggesting a potential upside of 37.24%. Given Synaptics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Synaptics is more favorable than Analog Devices.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Analog Devices
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
19 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77
Synaptics
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Analog Devices has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synaptics has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analog Devices has a net margin of 18.65% compared to Synaptics' net margin of 15.90%. Analog Devices' return on equity of 9.56% beat Synaptics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Analog Devices18.65% 9.56% 6.99%
Synaptics 15.90%3.16%1.68%

Summary

Analog Devices beats Synaptics on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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SYNA vs. The Competition

MetricSynapticsELEC COMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.63B$38.41B$27.63B$9.10B
Dividend YieldN/A2.16%3.12%4.02%
P/E Ratio16.5447.1936.9320.26
Price / Sales2.74301.411,876.63152.16
Price / Cash25.7894.0137.5557.67
Price / Book1.845.347.285.49
Net Income$125.60M$528.96M$767.99M$250.45M
7 Day Performance-0.47%2.91%-0.26%4.79%
1 Month Performance10.98%14.34%6.06%9.59%
1 Year Performance-24.95%28.12%52,479.79%16.41%

Synaptics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SYNA
Synaptics
3.686 of 5 stars
$68.31
-1.8%
$93.75
+37.2%
-25.0%$2.63B$959.40M16.541,716News Coverage
ADI
Analog Devices
4.6421 of 5 stars
$241.81
-1.6%
$253.31
+4.8%
+2.6%$120.00B$9.82B65.8924,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
DIOD
Diodes
1.3995 of 5 stars
$54.62
-5.0%
$55.00
+0.7%
-32.0%$2.53B$1.34B99.318,593News Coverage
LRCX
Lam Research
4.3268 of 5 stars
$98.14
-0.7%
$95.10
-3.1%
-4.9%$125.53B$14.91B27.3517,450Trending News
Analyst Forecast
LSCC
Lattice Semiconductor
3.1987 of 5 stars
$50.88
-2.2%
$63.15
+24.1%
-11.0%$7.00B$509.40M137.511,110News Coverage
Positive News
MCHP
Microchip Technology
4.1759 of 5 stars
$71.48
-2.2%
$72.25
+1.1%
-19.5%$38.56B$4.40B-7,148.0019,400News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MKSI
MKS
4.7261 of 5 stars
$102.18
-2.3%
$130.82
+28.0%
-25.8%$6.89B$3.59B30.5010,200News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
4.7936 of 5 stars
$226.00
-2.6%
$249.28
+10.3%
-18.3%$57.09B$12.61B24.6233,100Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ON
ON Semiconductor
3.8172 of 5 stars
$54.61
-3.5%
$57.42
+5.2%
-22.3%$22.82B$7.08B37.9226,490Trending News
Analyst Forecast
POWI
Power Integrations
4.6818 of 5 stars
$56.45
-5.2%
$74.67
+32.3%
-22.8%$3.18B$418.97M86.85830News Coverage
Positive News
SLAB
Silicon Laboratories
1.9644 of 5 stars
$139.75
-8.9%
$126.50
-9.5%
+17.6%$4.55B$584.39M-27.351,889News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume

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