Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI Makes New $639,000 Investment in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI acquired a new stake in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 1,433 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $639,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of SNPS. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Synopsys by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,464,862 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,673,315,000 after purchasing an additional 283,677 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Synopsys by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,788,890 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,128,317,000 after buying an additional 28,532 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in Synopsys by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 4,573,980 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,148,491,000 after buying an additional 109,917 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Synopsys by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,310,846 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,017,256,000 after buying an additional 54,329 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp grew its position in shares of Synopsys by 17.0% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,593,619 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,218,275,000 after buying an additional 376,711 shares during the last quarter. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,394 shares of Synopsys stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.02, for a total transaction of $1,527,367.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,461,387.16. This trade represents a 19.12% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of Synopsys stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 75,020 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $34,431,179.20. The trade was a 16.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 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.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on SNPS shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a report on Monday, June 8th. Rosenblatt Securities lifted 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. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $580.00 price objective on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Synopsys from $535.00 to $450.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Synopsys from $515.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $565.06.

Synopsys Trading Down 2.1%

NASDAQ SNPS opened at $404.41 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. Synopsys, Inc. has a twelve month low of $366.00 and a twelve month high of $624.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.44 billion, a PE ratio of 93.61, a P/E/G ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.23. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $423.21 and its 200 day moving average is $441.54.

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

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.