Synaptics (NASDAQ:SYNA) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Northland Securities Analyst Says

Synaptics (NASDAQ:SYNA) had its price target boosted by Northland Securities from $85.00 to $106.00 in a note issued to investors on Monday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “outperform” rating on the software maker’s stock. Northland Securities’ price target indicates a potential upside of 41.31% from the stock’s previous close.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on shares of Synaptics in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $85.00 price objective for the company. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Synaptics from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on shares of Synaptics in a research note on Friday, December 19th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $95.00 price target for the company. Wall Street Zen raised Synaptics from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday. Finally, Northland Capmk upgraded Synaptics to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $91.00.

Synaptics Stock Down 0.0%

SYNA stock opened at $75.01 on Monday. Synaptics has a 52 week low of $41.80 and a 52 week high of $89.81. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $70.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $68.74. The company has a quick ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 2.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The company has a market cap of $2.92 billion, a PE ratio of -64.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 1.76.

Synaptics (NASDAQ:SYNA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The software maker reported $1.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.06 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $292.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $289.93 million. Synaptics had a negative net margin of 4.08% and a positive return on equity of 4.35%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.81 earnings per share. Synaptics has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.000-1.300 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Synaptics will post 0.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Synaptics

In other news, insider Vikram Gupta sold 694 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.00, for a total transaction of $52,050.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 100,082 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,506,150. This represents a 0.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Lisa Bodensteiner sold 7,182 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.68, for a total value of $565,079.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 75,542 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,943,644.56. The trade was a 8.68% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 8,906 shares of company stock worth $698,177. 0.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Synaptics

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Quarry LP raised its holdings in shares of Synaptics by 220.0% in the 1st quarter. Quarry LP now owns 528 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 363 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its holdings in Synaptics by 443.1% during the 2nd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 630 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 514 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in shares of Synaptics by 143.9% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 595 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 351 shares during the last quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. lifted its stake in Synaptics by 40.2% during the 3rd quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 593 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in shares of Synaptics by 480.3% in the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 708 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 586 shares in the last quarter. 99.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Synaptics Company Profile

Synaptics Incorporated is a global developer and supplier of human interface solutions for computing, networking, communications, and entertainment devices. The company specializes in the design, development and integration of custom chips and software that enable intuitive, natural user interactions. Synaptics solutions support touch, display, audio and biometrics functions, facilitating seamless human-to-machine interfaces across a broad range of end markets.

Key product offerings include touch controllers for laptops and tablets, capacitive touchscreens and display drivers for mobile devices, fingerprint sensors and secure authentication modules, as well as advanced audio processing and voice enhancement technologies.