Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 14.380-14.460 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 12.670. The company issued revenue guidance of $9.6 billion-$9.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $9.6 billion. Synopsys also updated its Q2 2026 guidance to 3.110-3.170 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on SNPS. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Wall Street Zen raised Synopsys from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Synopsys from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Synopsys from $445.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $560.00 price objective on shares of Synopsys in a report on Friday, February 20th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Synopsys currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $547.00.

Synopsys Trading Up 1.9%

NASDAQ SNPS traded up $8.45 on Wednesday, hitting $449.17. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,752,252 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,156,990. The company’s 50-day moving average is $472.93 and its 200 day moving average is $479.23. The firm has a market cap of $86.04 billion, a PE ratio of 56.22, a PEG ratio of 3.50 and a beta of 1.12. Synopsys has a 1-year low of $365.74 and a 1-year high of $651.73. The company has a quick ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The semiconductor company reported $3.77 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.57 by $0.20. Synopsys had a net margin of 18.89% and a return on equity of 7.89%. The business had revenue of $2.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.39 billion. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.380-14.460 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.110-3.170 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Synopsys will post 10.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $530.00, for a total value of $132,500.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 11,959 shares in the company, valued at $6,338,270. The trade was a 2.05% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the company’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 completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 17,842 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,221,058.34. This trade represents a 17.01% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 4,157 shares of company stock worth $1,945,036 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Synopsys

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Centaurus Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of Synopsys by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 1,364 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $673,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Resources Management Corp CT ADV boosted its stake in shares of Synopsys by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Resources Management Corp CT ADV now owns 2,639 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,353,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Synergy Financial Group LTD increased its position in shares of Synopsys by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Synergy Financial Group LTD now owns 599 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $281,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the period. Vise Technologies Inc. raised its stake in Synopsys by 1.5% in the third quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 2,707 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,336,000 after buying an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WealthCollab LLC lifted its holdings in Synopsys by 110.8% in the third quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 78 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the period. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.