It is Poised to be a Bull Market for Synaptics Inc (SYNA)

With 0.7 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 0.67 million shares. The 52-week range on SYNA shows that it touched its highest point at $109.00 and its lowest point at $61.29 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $97.14. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.61.

Price Performance and Earnings:

Stock performance is one of the indicators that investors use to determine whether they will profit from a stock. The price performance of SYNA was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 3.47%, but this was down by -13.00% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -20.26% while six-month performance fell -13.38%. The stock lost -37.07% in the past year, while it has lost -14.71% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for SYNA yields 4.22 with Next year EPS estimates of 4.44. For the next quarter, that number is 0.86. This implies an EPS growth rate of 57.29% for this year and 25.56% for next year.

Float and Shares Shorts:

At present, 39.18 million SYNA shares are outstanding with a float of 38.35 million shares on hand for trading.

Analysts Ratings:

Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for SYNA since 2 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 2 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 0 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 0 believe that the stock is worth HOLDING, 0 give it an OVERWEIGHT rating, and 0 thinks that it’s UNDERWEIGHT. In the same way, a target price assigned to a stock can also reveal much about its potential.

EPS: Estimates vs Actual

It is also common to use earnings estimates to evaluate a firm’s growth potential and to determine trading strategy. Analysts have provided yearly estimates in a range of $2.19761 being high and $2.14789 being low. For SYNA, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $2.17772. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is $0.97 and the low estimate is $0.92. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus $0.95.