Universal Display vs Synaptics
OLED and SYNA side by side, both in electronic components and accessories. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How OLED and SYNA compare
Universal Display and Synaptics are about the same size, with market caps of $4.1B and $4.6B.
Synaptics grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (8.1% versus −1.9% for Universal Display).
Universal Display keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 36.7% compared with −40.7% at Synaptics.
Universal Display pays a dividend yielding 2.2%; Synaptics does not pay one.
Universal Display scores higher on the StockData Score (21 against 3 for Synaptics), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | OLED | SYNA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.1B | $4.6B |
| Share price | $90.54 | $117.86 |
| Change, 1 year | −24.3% | 72.8% |
| Change, 5 years | −41.2% | −57.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.32 | 1.99 |
| Employees | 469 | 1,700 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 21 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 18.4× | – |
| P/S | 6.5× | 3.8× (better) |
| P/B | 2.4× (better) | 5.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.8× | – |
| P/FCF | 17.6× (better) | 71.1× |
| PEG | 3.74 | – |
| FCF yield | 5.7% (better) | 1.4% |
| Fair value | $146.04 | $97.34 |
| Margin of safety | 38.0% (better) | −21.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.9% | 8.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.7% (better) | −2.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 4.0% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 6.3% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 12.7% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 74.9% (better) | 46.0% |
| Operating margin | 34.6% (better) | −4.7% |
| Net margin | 36.7% (better) | −40.7% |
| FCF margin | 36.9% (better) | 5.4% |
| Return on equity | 13.5% (better) | −42.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 15.0% (better) | −2.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.91 (better) |
| Current ratio | 7.56 (better) | 1.15 |
| Altman Z-score | 13.59 (better) | 3.45 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.2% | – |
| Payout ratio | 39.3% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 8 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 24.6% | – |
| Buyback yield | 5.5% (better) | 1.9% |
| Shareholder yield | 7.6% (better) | 1.9% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 97.4% | 107% |
| Held by insiders | 2.3% | 3.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $1.0M (better) | −$8.7M |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.9% | 6.4% |
Go deeper
- OLED stock overview
- OLED income statement
- OLED valuation and score
- SYNA stock overview
- SYNA income statement
- SYNA valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.