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Synaptics
Today we're going to look at Synaptics (SYNA)
It was featured in the New America section in Tuesday's paper.
The company makes touch screens for notebook PCs, cell phones and other devices. It also has more than 60% of the market for trackpads for notebook computers.
- Its earnings growth has been strong during the past two quarters, coming in at 110% and at 65%.
- Its sales growth ranged from 28% to 43% during the past four quarters.
- Looking ahead, analysts expect earnings to rise 64% in 2009 -- not bad given the economic slowdown.
- The stock has caught the eye of some big, institutional investors. The number of funds owning the stock has risen in recent quarters.
- Mutual funds now own 41% of the company's shares.
- The company has a 32% return on equity. That's strong and well above the 17% minimum you like to see. Return on equity measures the operational efficiency of a company.
- The stock has a rather high debt-to-equity ratio. In a good market with fewer doubts about the economy, investors might be willing to look past that. But right now it may be a consideration for some.
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22.97 |
+0.51 |
+114 | |
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16.78 |
+0.70 |
+73 | |
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28.42 |
+2.58 |
+51 | |
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24.68 |
+0.60 |
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