ABN Amro Investment Solutions Purchases 1,267 Shares of Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

ABN Amro Investment Solutions grew its position in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 1.1% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 117,716 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,267 shares during the period. ABN Amro Investment Solutions’ holdings in Synopsys were worth $55,294,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Millstone Evans Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Synopsys during the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new position in shares of Synopsys during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Oakworth Capital Inc. increased its position in shares of Synopsys by 3,700.0% during the 4th quarter. Oakworth Capital Inc. now owns 76 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp bought a new position in Synopsys during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $38,000. Finally, WealthCollab LLC increased its stake in Synopsys by 110.8% in the 3rd quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 78 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the period. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

SNPS has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Piper Sandler decreased their price target on Synopsys from $520.00 to $430.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $480.00 price target (down from $550.00) on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Synopsys from $450.00 to $505.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, HSBC cut Synopsys from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $455.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $536.00.

Synopsys Trading Up 1.0%

SNPS opened at $498.93 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $95.58 billion, a PE ratio of 77.47, a PEG ratio of 4.03 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The business has a 50 day moving average of $447.74 and a 200-day moving average of $450.22. Synopsys, Inc. has a 52 week low of $376.18 and a 52 week high of $651.73.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The semiconductor company reported $3.77 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.56 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $2.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.39 billion. Synopsys had a return on equity of 6.83% and a net margin of 13.76%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 65.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.03 EPS. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.380-14.460 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.110-3.170 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting Synopsys

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Investor attention has increased after Synopsys posted strong Q1 FY26 results, including roughly 65% year-over-year revenue growth and higher non-GAAP earnings, reinforcing confidence in the company’s growth momentum and updated guidance.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst coverage remains favorable, with Wall Street’s average brokerage recommendation effectively at “Buy,” which can help support the stock as investors look for confirmation of upside potential.
• Positive Sentiment: Articles highlighting Synopsys as a “trending stock” suggest rising market attention, which can contribute to stronger trading activity and a constructive short-term tone.
• Positive Sentiment: The company’s partnership with Quantinuum adds another growth narrative by tying Synopsys to emerging quantum-computing use cases, expanding the perceived long-term opportunity set.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several recent pieces are mostly valuation and comparison articles, indicating that investors are still debating whether the stock’s premium multiple is justified after its strong run and recent integration progress.
• Negative Sentiment: Some commentary argues Synopsys may be too expensive below $500 and that its AI exposure is not as pure as other semiconductor names, which could cap enthusiasm if valuation concerns return.
• Negative Sentiment: Broader stock-performance commentary noted the shares still underperform the market on a longer horizon, reminding investors that recent gains have not fully erased earlier weakness.

Synopsys 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.