Hsbc Holdings PLC Increases Stock Position in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its stake in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 6.3% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 330,412 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 19,553 shares during the quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $130,982,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sowell Financial Services LLC boosted its holdings in Synopsys by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 1,056 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $496,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares during the last quarter. Natural Investments LLC grew its position in Synopsys by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Natural Investments LLC now owns 482 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $226,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares during the period. Financial Management Professionals Inc. raised its stake in Synopsys by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 335 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $157,000 after buying an additional 22 shares during the last quarter. Foronjy Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Foronjy Financial LLC now owns 446 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $210,000 after buying an additional 22 shares during the period. Finally, AGH Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. AGH Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 569 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $226,000 after buying an additional 24 shares during the period. 85.47% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Synopsys Trading Down 7.9%

Shares of SNPS stock opened at $384.27 on Friday. Synopsys, Inc. has a 1 year low of $366.00 and a 1 year high of $651.73. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $469.31 and a 200-day moving average price of $458.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 1.32. The company has a market cap of $73.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 88.95, a PEG ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.22.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last posted 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. Synopsys had a return on equity of 5.83% and a net margin of 8.91%.The firm had revenue of $2.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.25 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.67 EPS. Synopsys’s revenue was up 41.9% on a year-over-year basis. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.720-14.800 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.630-3.690 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Synopsys

In other news, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of Synopsys stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $458.96, for a total transaction of $6,702,192.88. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 75,020 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $34,431,179.20. The trade was a 16.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, 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 shares were 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 approximately $6,461,387.16. The trade was a 19.12% 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. Corporate insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on SNPS. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Robert W. Baird set a $558.00 price objective on Synopsys in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Citigroup increased their target price on Synopsys from $600.00 to $610.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Benchmark began coverage on Synopsys in a research note on Wednesday. They set a “buy” rating and a $570.00 price target for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Synopsys from $480.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $570.06.

More Synopsys News

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Benchmark upgraded Synopsys (SNPS) to strong-buy, reinforcing a bullish long-term view on AI-driven demand for electronic design automation software. Zacks.com
• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys continues to have strong analyst support overall, with brokerage ratings averaging Moderate Buy and several recent price targets well above the current share price. American Banking News
• Neutral Sentiment: New commentary suggests the recent pullback may be a “buy the dip” opportunity, but that view is still based on technical support levels rather than a new fundamental catalyst. Trefis
• Negative Sentiment: SNPS is falling alongside a broader chip and tech selloff, which is weighing on sentiment across the semiconductor group. Benzinga
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are also worried about muted growth in Synopsys’s Design IP business and export-control headwinds, which may be limiting enthusiasm despite the earnings beat. Quiver Quantitative

About Synopsys

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.