United Capital Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 6,320 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,819,000.
A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in Synopsys by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 921 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $447,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 11.6% in the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 760 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $326,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Synopsys by 15.1% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,010 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,291,000 after purchasing an additional 395 shares in the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 9.2% during the 2nd quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 758 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $389,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina grew its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 72,095 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $36,962,000 after purchasing an additional 1,505 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.47% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several brokerages recently commented on SNPS. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $580.00 price objective on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Thursday. UBS Group set a $570.00 price target on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Synopsys from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Synopsys from $600.00 to $610.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Synopsys from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 21st. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $561.28.
Trending Headlines about Synopsys
Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Strong Q3 performance: Synopsys reported adjusted earnings of $3.91 per share versus expectations of $3.67, while revenue reached $2.48 billion, up 42.4% year over year and ahead of estimates. Strength in electronic design automation (EDA) and the Ansys acquisition supported the results. SNPS Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates on EDA and Ansys Strength
- Positive Sentiment: Higher outlook and AI momentum: Management raised fiscal 2026 guidance, citing accelerating EDA demand, recovering Design IP activity, interest in agentic AI and additional opportunities from integrating Ansys. Fiscal 2026 EPS guidance is $15.04–$15.10, with revenue guidance reportedly raised to approximately $9.72 billion. SNPS Q3 Earnings Call Highlights EDA Acceleration, Outlook Raised
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst and strategic support: Goldman Sachs, Benchmark and Needham reaffirmed Buy ratings, with price targets ranging from $570 to $600. Elliott Investment Management also reportedly built a multibillion-dollar position, betting Synopsys can narrow its discount to peers. Elliott Bets Multibillion-Dollar Position on Closing Synopsys’ Peer Discount
- Neutral Sentiment: Commentators view Synopsys as a key supplier to major technology companies, including Nvidia, and believe Ansys has strengthened its competitive moat; however, the acquisition’s full contribution depends on successful integration and future synergies. SNPS in Right Place, Right Time?
- Negative Sentiment: Valuation and peer concerns: Following the earnings rally, investors are refocusing on valuation, with Synopsys trading at a high earnings multiple. A comparison with PDF Solutions also highlighted stronger growth and margin improvement at the smaller rival, potentially limiting near-term enthusiasm for SNPS. SNPS vs. PDFS: Which Semiconductor Software Stock Has an Edge?
Synopsys Stock Down 4.8%
NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $442.61 on Friday. Synopsys, Inc. has a one year low of $366.00 and a one year high of $615.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 1.32. The company has a market cap of $84.82 billion, a PE ratio of 78.20, a P/E/G ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 1.23. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $416.64 and its 200 day simple moving average is $440.13.
Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.67 by $0.24. The firm had revenue of $2.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.44 billion. Synopsys had a net margin of 11.43% and a return on equity of 6.24%. The company’s revenue was up 42.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $3.39 EPS. Synopsys has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 4.100-4.160 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 15.040-15.100 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 earnings per share for the current year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $458.96, for a total value of $6,702,192.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 75,020 shares in the company, valued at $34,431,179.20. This represents a 16.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,394 shares of Synopsys stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.02, for a total value of $1,527,367.88. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,358 shares in the company, valued at $6,461,387.16. The trade was a 19.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.
Synopsys Company Profile
Synopsys, Inc is a leading provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software and semiconductor intellectual property (IP) used to design, verify and manufacture integrated circuits and complex systems-on-chip (SoCs). Its product portfolio spans tools and technologies for front‑end design and synthesis, simulation and verification, physical implementation and signoff, and design-for-manufacturability, enabling chip designers to move from architecture through tape‑out.
In addition to core EDA offerings, Synopsys supplies a broad set of semiconductor IP building blocks — such as interface, memory and analog/mixed-signal cores — that customers integrate into SoCs to accelerate development.
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