Privium Fund Management UK Ltd Takes Position in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Privium Fund Management UK Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 4,600 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,057,000. Synopsys comprises about 0.9% of Privium Fund Management UK Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 21st biggest holding.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of SNPS. Financial Management Professionals Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 335 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $157,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares during the last quarter. Foronjy Financial LLC boosted its position in Synopsys by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Foronjy Financial LLC now owns 446 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $210,000 after buying an additional 22 shares during the period. AGH Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Synopsys by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. AGH Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 569 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $226,000 after buying an additional 24 shares during the period. Hardy Reed LLC grew its holdings in Synopsys by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Hardy Reed LLC now owns 3,309 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,554,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Synopsys by 16.9% during the 4th quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 180 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $85,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Synopsys news, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $458.96, for a total transaction of $6,702,192.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 75,020 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,431,179.20. The trade was a 16.29% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 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 the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.02, for a total transaction of $1,527,367.88. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 14,358 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,461,387.16. The trade was a 19.12% 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. 0.56% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler raised shares of Synopsys from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the company from $450.00 to $550.00 in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. BNP Paribas Exane upped their price target on Synopsys from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Bank of America raised their price objective on Synopsys from $515.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $558.00 price objective on Synopsys in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $565.06.

Synopsys Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ SNPS opened at $421.50 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $425.63 and a 200 day simple moving average of $442.93. Synopsys, Inc. has a twelve month low of $366.00 and a twelve month high of $626.24. The company has a quick ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The company has a market capitalization of $80.71 billion, a PE ratio of 97.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.23.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.15 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $2.28 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.25 billion. Synopsys had a net margin of 8.91% and a return on equity of 5.83%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 41.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $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, sell-side analysts forecast that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.65 EPS for the current year.

Synopsys News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: A discounted-cash-flow analysis suggests Synopsys may be undervalued by approximately 26%, offering potential upside if the company converts strong AI and semiconductor-design demand into sustained cash-flow growth. Synopsys Stock May Be Cheap As Shares Fell 33%
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentators point to 42% revenue growth, raised guidance and Synopsys’ completed $35 billion acquisition as catalysts that could eventually support a recovery toward substantially higher price levels. These forecasts are speculative and depend on successful integration and continued AI-silicon spending. Prediction: Synopsys Will Hit $650 on This Date

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.