Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Stock Position Decreased by Tredje AP fonden

Tredje AP fonden lessened its holdings in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 98.6% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 2,325 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 162,718 shares during the quarter. Tredje AP fonden’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $1,092,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of SNPS. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Synopsys by 20.7% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,181,185 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,970,415,000 after purchasing an additional 3,120,401 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in Synopsys by 238.8% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,824,349 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,393,506,000 after purchasing an additional 1,990,608 shares during the period. Coatue Management LLC acquired a new position in Synopsys during the 3rd quarter valued at about $892,605,000. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its stake in Synopsys by 226.6% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 2,524,512 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,245,533,000 after purchasing an additional 1,751,432 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its stake in Synopsys by 20.6% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,760,358 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,322,273,000 after purchasing an additional 1,493,912 shares during the period. 85.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Synopsys

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Investor attention has increased after Synopsys posted strong Q1 FY26 results, including roughly 65% year-over-year revenue growth and higher non-GAAP earnings, reinforcing confidence in the company’s growth momentum and updated guidance.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst coverage remains favorable, with Wall Street’s average brokerage recommendation effectively at “Buy,” which can help support the stock as investors look for confirmation of upside potential.
• Positive Sentiment: Articles highlighting Synopsys as a “trending stock” suggest rising market attention, which can contribute to stronger trading activity and a constructive short-term tone.
• Positive Sentiment: The company’s partnership with Quantinuum adds another growth narrative by tying Synopsys to emerging quantum-computing use cases, expanding the perceived long-term opportunity set.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several recent pieces are mostly valuation and comparison articles, indicating that investors are still debating whether the stock’s premium multiple is justified after its strong run and recent integration progress.
• Negative Sentiment: Some commentary argues Synopsys may be too expensive below $500 and that its AI exposure is not as pure as other semiconductor names, which could cap enthusiasm if valuation concerns return.
• Negative Sentiment: Broader stock-performance commentary noted the shares still underperform the market on a longer horizon, reminding investors that recent gains have not fully erased earlier weakness.

Synopsys Stock Up 1.0%

SNPS stock opened at $498.93 on Thursday. Synopsys, Inc. has a 12 month low of $376.18 and a 12 month high of $651.73. The firm has a market cap of $95.58 billion, a PE ratio of 77.47, a P/E/G ratio of 4.03 and a beta of 1.25. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $447.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $450.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 1.26.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The semiconductor company reported $3.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.56 by $0.21. Synopsys had a net margin of 13.76% and a return on equity of 6.83%. The business had revenue of $2.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.39 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.03 earnings per share. The firm’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 research analysts forecast that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have issued reports on SNPS shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $600.00 price target on shares of Synopsys and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Synopsys from $450.00 to $505.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Synopsys from $580.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Piper Sandler reduced their price target on shares of Synopsys from $520.00 to $430.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Synopsys currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $536.00.

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.