TD Asset Management Inc Has $71.69 Million Position in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

TD Asset Management Inc cut its holdings in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 0.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 145,300 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,217 shares during the period. TD Asset Management Inc owned 0.08% of Synopsys worth $71,690,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Synopsys by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 921 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $447,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its position in Synopsys by 11.6% during the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 760 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $326,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in Synopsys by 15.1% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,010 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,291,000 after purchasing an additional 395 shares during the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC boosted its holdings in Synopsys by 423.1% in the 2nd quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 68 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Synopsys by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 3,948 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,024,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently issued reports on SNPS. Citigroup started coverage on shares of Synopsys in a report on Monday, November 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $580.00 price objective on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised Synopsys from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 13th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Synopsys from $500.00 to $450.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. HSBC downgraded Synopsys from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $455.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Bank of America raised Synopsys from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $525.00 to $500.00 in a report on Monday, December 8th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $535.67.

Key Headlines Impacting Synopsys

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat and big revenue upside — Synopsys reported non‑GAAP EPS $3.77 (above estimates) and revenue of $2.409B, up ~65% YoY, driven by Design Automation and the Ansys contribution; headline results support longer‑term AI chip‑design demand. Synopsys Posts Financial Results for First Quarter Fiscal Year 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Better FY26 EPS outlook — management set FY26 non‑GAAP EPS guidance ~14.38–14.46, well above consensus, suggesting management sees stronger full‑year earnings even if near‑term revenue cadence is choppy. Synopsys’ FY26 guidance likely conservative as analysts reiterate strong ratings
• Positive Sentiment: $2.0B buyback — the board authorized up to $2B of repurchases, a direct capital return that can support the stock and offset dilution from the Ansys deal. Synopsys Posts Financial Results for First Quarter Fiscal Year 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusual options and whale activity — heavy call buying and large options volume were observed around the release, which can amplify intraday moves but may reflect short‑term, speculative positioning rather than conviction. Check Out What Whales Are Doing With SNPS
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed/softer near‑term guide and China risk — investors reacted to a Q2 revenue guide some saw as light and to commentary about China export restrictions that could mute near‑term growth in that region. Those factors pressured the stock despite the beat. Synopsys forecasts muted quarter on China export restrictions, shares fall
• Negative Sentiment: Acquisition costs, restructuring and debt concerns — reports note GAAP hit from Ansys integration, workforce reductions and the company’s elevated debt load from the transaction; these raise near‑term risk and make investors sensitive to guidance quality. Synopsys Stock (SNPS) Opinions on Earnings Release and AI Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts trim targets and neutrality rises — several firms cut price targets or lowered ratings after the print (Wells Fargo, Piper Sandler among them), which can add selling pressure even as many analysts remain constructive on AI exposure. Analyst price target and rating changes

Synopsys Stock Down 5.2%

Shares of SNPS opened at $426.00 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $472.21 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $478.66. The stock has a market cap of $81.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 66.15, a P/E/G ratio of 3.74 and a beta of 1.12. Synopsys, Inc. has a 12 month low of $365.74 and a 12 month high of $651.73.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The semiconductor company reported $3.77 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.56 by $0.21. Synopsys had a return on equity of 7.49% and a net margin of 13.76%.The company had revenue of $2.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.39 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $3.03 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 65.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 analysts predict that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $460.77, for a total value of $1,685,035.89. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 17,842 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,221,058.34. The trade was a 17.01% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $530.00, for a total transaction of $132,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 11,959 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,338,270. The trade was a 2.05% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 4,157 shares of company stock worth $1,945,036 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

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.