Synaptics (SYNA) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AMBA or SYNA?

82.1% of Ambarella shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of Synaptics shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Ambarella shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Synaptics shares are owned 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.

Do analysts recommend AMBA or SYNA?

Ambarella presently has a consensus price target of $74.09, suggesting a potential upside of 30.17%. Synaptics has a consensus price target of $97.33, suggesting a potential upside of 30.40%. Given Synaptics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Synaptics is more favorable than Ambarella.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ambarella	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Synaptics	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is AMBA or SYNA more profitable?

Synaptics has a net margin of 16.14% compared to Ambarella's net margin of -79.46%. Synaptics' return on equity of 1.30% beat Ambarella's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ambarella	-79.46%	-26.01%	-22.28%
Synaptics	16.14%	1.30%	0.65%

Which has more risk and volatility, AMBA or SYNA?

Ambarella has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synaptics has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AMBA or SYNA?

Ambarella received 40 more outperform votes than Synaptics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.90% of users gave Ambarella an outperform vote while only 63.40% of users gave Synaptics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ambarella	Outperform Votes 842 67.90%	Underperform Votes 398 32.10%
Synaptics	Outperform Votes 802 63.40%	Underperform Votes 463 36.60%

Does the media refer more to AMBA or SYNA?

In the previous week, Synaptics had 11 more articles in the media than Ambarella. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Synaptics and 3 mentions for Ambarella. Ambarella's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Synaptics' score of 0.63 indicating that Ambarella is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ambarella	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Synaptics	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AMBA or SYNA?

Synaptics has higher revenue and earnings than Ambarella. Ambarella 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
Ambarella	$226.47M	10.37	-$169.42M	-$4.32	-13.18
Synaptics	$959.40M	3.12	$125.60M	$3.95	18.90

Summary

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