Synaptics (SYNA) Competitors

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

Which has better 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	1.41	$90.06M	$2.78	2.56
Synaptics	$1.01B	1.94	$125.60M	$4.23	11.79

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IMMR or SYNA?

Synaptics received 380 more outperform votes than Immersion when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.98% of users gave Immersion an outperform vote while only 63.60% of users gave Synaptics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Immersion	Outperform Votes 429 71.98%	Underperform Votes 167 28.02%
Synaptics	Outperform Votes 809 63.60%	Underperform Votes 463 36.40%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IMMR or SYNA?

60.6% of Immersion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of Synaptics shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Immersion shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Synaptics 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.

Do analysts prefer IMMR or SYNA?

Immersion presently has a consensus target price of $12.25, indicating a potential upside of 72.05%. Synaptics has a consensus target price of $95.00, indicating a potential upside of 90.42%. Given Synaptics' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Synaptics is more favorable than Immersion.

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)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Which has more volatility and risk, IMMR or SYNA?

Immersion has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synaptics has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer IMMR or SYNA?

In the previous week, Synaptics had 8 more articles in the media than Immersion. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Synaptics and 4 mentions for Immersion. Immersion's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Synaptics' score of 0.94 indicating that Immersion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Immersion	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Synaptics	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

Summary

Synaptics beats Immersion on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.