Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. Raises Position in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. grew its position in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 18.5% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 45,194 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,042 shares during the quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd.’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $21,229,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Synopsys during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Oakworth Capital Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 3,700.0% during the fourth quarter. Oakworth Capital Inc. now owns 76 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp purchased a new position in shares of Synopsys during the third quarter valued at approximately $38,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 128.6% during the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 80 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WealthCollab LLC raised its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 110.8% during the third quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 78 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. 85.47% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Synopsys Price Performance

NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $475.62 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $459.53 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $454.45. The stock has a market cap of $91.07 billion, a PE ratio of 110.10, a P/E/G ratio of 3.94 and a beta of 1.25. Synopsys, Inc. has a 52 week low of $376.18 and a 52 week high of $651.73.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.15 by $0.20. Synopsys had a net margin of 8.91% and a return on equity of 5.83%. The firm had revenue of $2.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.25 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.67 earnings per share. Synopsys’s revenue for the quarter 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, analysts forecast that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Trending Headlines about Synopsys

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys said demand for AI chip design software is driving stronger business momentum, and it raised its annual forecast as a result. Synopsys raises annual forecast on demand for AI chip design software
• Positive Sentiment: The CFO highlighted that AI companies are increasingly using custom computer designs, a trend that could expand demand for Synopsys’ chip-design tools. AI Computer Design Diversity A Boon For Synopsys, Says CFO
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised price targets after the earnings report, signaling confidence in Synopsys’ longer-term growth outlook despite the stock’s recent weakness. Shares Fall, Targets Rise—Markets and Analysts Diverge on Synopsys
• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys also showcased new AI and multi-die design capabilities with Samsung Foundry, underscoring its role in advanced chip development. Synopsys Advances Power and Performance for AI and Multi-Die Designs on Latest Samsung Foundry Processes at SAFE Forum 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: The company beat fiscal Q2 estimates, with revenue up 41.9% year over year and EPS above expectations, but the market still sold the stock after the report. Synopsys Was the Worst S&P 500 Stock Thursday Despite Earnings Beat With AI and Merger in Focus
• Negative Sentiment: Investors appear wary about the company’s chip-IP business and the broader impact of integrating Ansys, which may be weighing on sentiment even after strong results. Synopsys slides even as Q2 results, guidance top estimates; adds activist to board

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SNPS has been the subject of several research reports. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $600.00 to $610.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $505.00 to $535.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday. Rosenblatt Securities upped their target price on shares of Synopsys from $530.00 to $575.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $558.00 target price on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $563.81.

Synopsys 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.