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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 companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

Analog Devices has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synaptics has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analog Devices has a net margin of 18.65% compared to Synaptics' net margin of -4.45%. 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 -4.45%4.30%2.31%

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Synaptics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock 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$9.43B11.79$1.64B$3.6761.02
Synaptics$1.04B2.36$125.60M-$1.21-52.50

In the previous week, Analog Devices had 20 more articles in the media than Synaptics. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Analog Devices and 20 mentions for Synaptics. Analog Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Synaptics' score of 0.75 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
37 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Synaptics
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Analog Devices currently has a consensus target price of $258.89, indicating a potential upside of 15.60%. Synaptics has a consensus target price of $94.00, indicating a potential upside of 47.98%. Given Synaptics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Synaptics is more favorable than Analog Devices.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Analog Devices
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
19 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.81
Synaptics
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Analog Devices beats Synaptics on 11 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$2.45B$40.29B$29.75B$9.72B
Dividend YieldN/A2.42%3.12%4.12%
P/E Ratio-52.50564.3050.4424.75
Price / Sales2.36271.831,533.2097.72
Price / Cash23.9790.5736.1158.47
Price / Book1.715.167.295.59
Net Income$125.60M$555.81M$804.94M$265.99M
7 Day Performance5.04%1.16%1.37%5.07%
1 Month Performance-8.71%-7.34%-1.11%0.61%
1 Year Performance-12.64%45.58%24,146.63%22.83%

Synaptics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SYNA
Synaptics
3.4024 of 5 stars
$63.52
+6.4%
$94.00
+48.0%
-12.6%$2.45B$1.04B-52.501,716Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
Buyback Announcement
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
ADI
Analog Devices
4.8763 of 5 stars
$222.40
+0.3%
$258.89
+16.4%
+6.0%$110.37B$9.82B60.6024,000News Coverage
Positive News
DIOD
Diodes
2.0235 of 5 stars
$49.46
+1.1%
$55.00
+11.2%
-21.3%$2.29B$1.34B89.938,593Trending News
Earnings Report
Gap Up
LRCX
Lam Research
4.5835 of 5 stars
$98.41
+2.1%
$107.09
+8.8%
+25.9%$125.88B$18.44B23.6617,450Positive News
LSCC
Lattice Semiconductor
1.7792 of 5 stars
$48.73
-0.5%
$64.50
+32.4%
+33.0%$6.70B$509.40M131.701,110Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
MCHP
Microchip Technology
4.4008 of 5 stars
$66.59
+0.3%
$74.42
+11.8%
-18.7%$35.94B$4.40B-6,659.0019,400Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
MKSI
MKS
4.889 of 5 stars
$94.00
+1.3%
$120.00
+27.7%
-8.1%$6.34B$3.59B28.0610,200Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
4.842 of 5 stars
$211.99
+1.0%
$256.05
+20.8%
-14.4%$53.45B$12.61B25.2733,100Positive News
ON
ON Semiconductor
4.5939 of 5 stars
$47.97
-15.6%
$56.46
+17.7%
-33.2%$20.05B$6.67B33.3126,490Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
High Trading Volume
POWI
Power Integrations
4.716 of 5 stars
$49.37
+3.7%
$73.33
+48.5%
-26.8%$2.78B$432.81M75.96830Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
SLAB
Silicon Laboratories
2.8765 of 5 stars
$133.55
+3.7%
$139.00
+4.1%
+26.1%$4.35B$655.73M-26.131,889Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:SYNA) was last updated on 8/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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