StockIceMan's Weekly Stock Pick
Week of May
5th, 2003
| Stock: |
Synaptics, Inc |
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| Ticker Symbol: |
SYNA - Nasdaq -
Electrical Instrm & Controls |
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| Buy: |
7.25 to 7.50 |
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| Sell: |
11.00 + |
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| Info: |
Synaptics,
Incorporated is a supplier of
interface solutions for the
notebook computer market and a
supplier of interface solutions
for other markets, including the
markets for iAppliances and other
electronic devices. The Company's
family of product solutions
include TouchPad, a small, touch-sensitive
pad that senses the position of a
person's finger on its surface
through the measurement of
capacitance; TouchStyk, a self-contained,
easily integrated module that
uses similar capacitive
technology as its TouchPad; Dual
Pointing Solution, a combined
solution of TouchPad and
TouchStyk; ClearPad; a
customizable touch screen
solution with a clear thin sensor
that can be placed over any
viewable surface; Spiral, a thin,
light-weight, low-power inductive
pen sensing solution, and
QuickStroke, a pattern
recognition technology that
combines its software with
TouchPad. |
| Financial Info: |
For the 3 months
ended 03/31/2003, revenues were $26.1
million ; while net income was $2.06
million. |
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| Key Ratios: |
Current
Ratio: 6.29; Total Debt/Equity: 0.03,
P/E: 25.95, Price/Book: 2.34,
Price/Sales: 2.02 |
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| Share Info: |
There are 23.5
million shares outstanding with
16.7 million shares in the
trading float. 146 Institutions own
approximately 52.0 % of the
shares outstanding. There have
been 2 insiders selling a toal of
228,000 shares in the last six
months.
As of 4/8/2003, there were 139,000
shares short.
Net Institutional Buying: 2.64
million shares: prior to latest
quarter. |
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| Articles: |
Synaptics Reports
Third Fiscal Quarter Financial
Results |
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Synaptics and
Samsung Introduce Fingerprint
TouchPad Security Solution On
Samsung X10 Notebook |


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