Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Stock Holdings Boosted by Tensor Edge Capital LLC

Tensor Edge Capital LLC raised its holdings in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 127.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 210,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 117,780 shares during the period. Synopsys comprises 6.2% of Tensor Edge Capital LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest position. Tensor Edge Capital LLC’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $93,675,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Synopsys in the 4th quarter valued at $730,197,000. State Street Corp raised its position in Synopsys by 20.6% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,760,358 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,322,273,000 after acquiring an additional 1,493,912 shares during the period. Farallon Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Synopsys during the fourth quarter worth $469,344,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its holdings in Synopsys by 39.5% during the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 2,455,402 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,095,281,000 after purchasing an additional 695,146 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Primecap Management Co. CA grew its position in shares of Synopsys by 743.6% in the fourth quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 734,800 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $345,150,000 after purchasing an additional 647,700 shares during the period. 85.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Synopsys Stock Up 0.3%

SNPS stock opened at $412.32 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $78.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 95.44, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. Synopsys, Inc. has a 12 month low of $366.00 and a 12 month high of $628.89. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $428.15 and a two-hundred day moving average of $444.13.

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 the consensus estimate of $3.15 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $2.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.25 billion. Synopsys had a return on equity of 5.83% and a net margin of 8.91%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 41.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous 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, analysts forecast that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting Synopsys

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Synopsys news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,394 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.02, for a total value of $1,527,367.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,461,387.16. This trade represents a 19.12% decrease in their position. 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 Synopsys 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 75,020 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,431,179.20. This represents a 16.29% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently commented on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their target price on shares of Synopsys from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Synopsys from $515.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price objective on Synopsys from $530.00 to $575.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Piper Sandler raised Synopsys from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the company from $450.00 to $550.00 in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Benchmark started coverage on Synopsys in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $570.00 target price on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $565.06.

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.