Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC Buys Shares of 4,389 Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC purchased a new position in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor purchased 4,389 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,958,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in 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 last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 15.1% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,010 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,291,000 after purchasing an additional 395 shares in the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 9.2% in the 2nd quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 758 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $389,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina increased its position in shares of Synopsys by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 72,095 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $36,962,000 after purchasing an additional 1,505 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Synopsys

In related news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,394 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 14,358 shares in the company, valued at $6,461,387.16. This represents a 19.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $458.96, for a total value of $6,702,192.88. Following the completion of the sale, 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. 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. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Company insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Bank of America raised their price objective on Synopsys from $515.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Rosenblatt Securities upped their target price on Synopsys from $530.00 to $575.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price target on shares of Synopsys from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Piper Sandler raised shares of Synopsys from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $450.00 to $550.00 in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $535.00 to $450.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Synopsys presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $565.06.

Synopsys News Summary

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 Trading Up 2.4%

NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $421.50 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $80.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 97.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.23. Synopsys, Inc. has a 52 week low of $366.00 and a 52 week 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 fifty day moving average of $425.63 and a 200 day moving average of $443.35.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.15 by $0.20. The firm 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $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. On average, research analysts predict that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.65 earnings per share for the current year.

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.