Published on 18 Oct 2023 on Simply Wall St. via Yahoo Finance

Here's Why Shareholders May Want To Be Cautious With Increasing Synaptics Incorporated's...

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Synaptics to hold its Annual General Meeting on 24th of OctoberTotal pay for CEO Michael E. Hurlston includes US$725.0k salaryThe overall pay is 190% above the industry averageOver the past three years, Synaptics' EPS fell by 19% and over the past three years, the total shareholder return was 20%

Despite Synaptics Incorporated's (NASDAQ:SYNA) share price growing positively in the past few years, the per-share earnings growth has not grown to investors' expectations, suggesting that there could be other factors at play driving the share price. These concerns will be at the front of shareholders' minds as they go into the AGM coming up on 24th of October. It would also be an opportunity for them to influence management through exercising their voting power on company resolutions, including CEO and executive remuneration, which could impact on firm performance in the future. From the data that we gathered, we think that shareholders should hold off on a raise on CEO compensation until performance starts to show some improvement.