Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Shares Acquired by Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd boosted its position in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 92.3% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 13,625 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 6,541 shares during the quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $6,078,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sankala Group LLC acquired a new stake in Synopsys in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Synopsys by 96.4% in the second quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 55 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in shares of Synopsys in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Synopsys during the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Phillip James Consulting Co. acquired a new position in shares of Synopsys during the fourth quarter valued at $36,000. Institutional investors own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Synopsys Price Performance

Shares of Synopsys stock opened at $412.32 on Thursday. Synopsys, Inc. has a 52 week low of $366.00 and a 52 week high of $628.89. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The stock has a market cap of $78.95 billion, a PE ratio of 95.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.23. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $428.15 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $444.13.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.15 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $2.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.25 billion. Synopsys had a net margin of 8.91% and a return on equity of 5.83%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 41.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.67 EPS. 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Synopsys news, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of Synopsys stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $458.96, for a total value of $6,702,192.88. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 75,020 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,431,179.20. The trade was a 16.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 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. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,394 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.02, for a total value of $1,527,367.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,358 shares in the company, valued at $6,461,387.16. This represents a 19.12% 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. Company insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on SNPS shares. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $580.00 price target on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Piper Sandler raised shares of Synopsys from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $450.00 to $550.00 in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. BNP Paribas Exane increased 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, May 28th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $558.00 price objective on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $565.06.

Key Synopsys News

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys is expanding its use of AI in chip design, verification and simulation. These tools can improve engineering productivity and reinforce the company’s role in the semiconductor supply chain as demand for AI chips grows. Can SNPS Leverage AI to Accelerate Chip Design and Drive Growth?
• Positive Sentiment: The company is making a major push into agentic AI engineering software, developed in collaboration with Nvidia. The technology could create new growth opportunities by automating portions of chip-to-system development and strengthening Synopsys’ exposure to AI infrastructure. Synopsys Bets Big on Agentic AI
• Positive Sentiment: Despite a recent decline in the shares, analysts and market commentary continue to point to Synopsys’ recurring revenue base, AI exposure and Ansys acquisition as supports for longer-term growth. Its latest reported quarter also included revenue growth of 41.9% year over year and an earnings beat.
• Positive Sentiment: The broader Nvidia-led AI ecosystem remains a potential tailwind for Synopsys because the company provides software used to design and validate advanced chips. Nvidia’s expanding influence in AI investment and data centers could increase demand for semiconductor design tools. Nvidia Will Be the World’s First $10 Trillion Company
• Neutral Sentiment: Synopsys announced that General Counsel Janet Lee will step down, with Cor… identified as part of the transition. The leadership change may receive limited market attention unless additional details indicate an operational or governance concern. Synopsys Announces Transition of General Counsel Role
• Neutral Sentiment: An average analyst price target of $570.06 suggests substantial potential upside, but the figure does not represent a new rating or estimate revision and therefore may have limited immediate impact.
• Negative Sentiment: Wells Fargo lowered its price target from $535 to $450 and maintained an “equal weight” rating. Although the revised target remains above the recent trading level, the cut signals more cautious expectations and may weigh on sentiment. Wells Fargo Price Target Update

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.