OP Asset Management Ltd Purchases Shares of 32,821 Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

OP Asset Management Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 32,821 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,013,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Empirical Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Synopsys in the third quarter worth $773,000. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Synopsys by 31.8% in the fourth quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 14,810 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $6,957,000 after buying an additional 3,575 shares in the last quarter. SeaTown Holdings Pte. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Synopsys by 55.9% in the fourth quarter. SeaTown Holdings Pte. Ltd. now owns 22,300 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $10,475,000 after buying an additional 8,000 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Synopsys in the fourth quarter valued at about $730,197,000. Finally, Douglas Lane & Associates LLC lifted its position in Synopsys by 5,701.2% during the 4th quarter. Douglas Lane & Associates LLC now owns 48,730 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $22,889,000 after buying an additional 47,890 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

SNPS has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $505.00 to $535.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Synopsys from $515.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Synopsys from $600.00 to $610.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price target on shares of Synopsys from $530.00 to $575.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $600.00 price objective on shares of Synopsys and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Synopsys has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $570.06.

Key Stories Impacting Synopsys

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Piper Sandler upgraded Synopsys to Overweight from Neutral and raised its price target to $550 from $450, citing improving prospects for its intellectual property business as Intel’s foundry momentum builds and Apple-related opportunities expand. Synopsys upgraded at Piper Sandler on Intel foundry momentum, Apple opportunity
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators continue to highlight Synopsys’ recurring revenue model, expanding AI-driven design tools, and IP licensing as a strong way to participate in the AI semiconductor buildout. Synopsys vs. Applied Digital: Which AI Stock Has an Edge Right Now?
• Positive Sentiment: New coverage argues Synopsys’ AI-driven Multiphysics Fusion platform and the Ansys integration could deepen its role in chip design workflows and support a higher long-term earnings base. Does Synopsys’ AI-Driven Multiphysics Fusion Platform Redefine the Bull Case for Synopsys (SNPS)?
• Neutral Sentiment: Several pieces note that Synopsys has pulled back over the past month, which has made valuation look more reasonable to some investors, but these articles are mainly framing the stock’s setup rather than pointing to a new catalyst. Synopsys (SNPS) Stock After Recent Pullback Is The Valuation Now More Reasonable
• Neutral Sentiment: Synopsys co-founder Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli being shortlisted for a lifetime achievement award is a positive reputational headline, but it is unlikely to move the stock on its own. Synopsys (SNPS) Co Founder Shortlisted For Lifetime Achievement Award
• Negative Sentiment: No major negative company-specific news was reported in these articles; the main headwind remains that Synopsys has recently cooled off from prior highs, leaving investors focused on whether growth can justify the valuation. Synopsys: Ansys, AI, And The Case For A Higher Earnings Base

Synopsys Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ SNPS opened at $463.62 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $482.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $462.29. Synopsys, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $376.18 and a fifty-two week high of $651.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $88.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 107.32, a P/E/G ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 1.32.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.15 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $2.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.25 billion. Synopsys had a net margin of 8.91% and a return on equity of 5.83%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 41.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.67 EPS. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.720-14.800 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.630-3.690 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.65 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Synopsys

In other Synopsys news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,394 shares of the 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 owned 14,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,461,387.16. This represents a 19.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $458.96, for a total value of $6,702,192.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 75,020 shares in the company, valued at $34,431,179.20. The trade was a 16.29% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 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. 0.56% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.