Persistent Asset Partners Ltd Has $1.29 Million Stock Position in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Persistent Asset Partners Ltd raised its position in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 112.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,755 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,457 shares during the period. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $1,294,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Synopsys by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,464,862 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,673,315,000 after acquiring an additional 283,677 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Synopsys by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,788,890 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,128,317,000 after purchasing an additional 28,532 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in shares of Synopsys by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 4,573,980 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,148,491,000 after purchasing an additional 109,917 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Synopsys by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,310,846 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,017,256,000 after purchasing an additional 54,329 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Synopsys by 238.8% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,824,349 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,393,506,000 after purchasing an additional 1,990,608 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on Synopsys from $430.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Synopsys from $480.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Robert W. Baird set a $558.00 price target on Synopsys in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Berenberg Bank set a $633.00 price target on Synopsys in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Nine investment 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Synopsys currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $563.81.

Synopsys Stock Down 1.3%

NASDAQ SNPS opened at $448.38 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $85.86 billion, a PE ratio of 103.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.22. Synopsys, Inc. has a one year low of $376.18 and a one year high of $651.73. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $475.78 and its 200 day simple moving average is $461.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 1.32.

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

Trending Headlines about Synopsys

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys announced a collaboration with Murata Manufacturing that expands access to Murata simulation models through Synopsys/Ansys electromagnetic and thermal analysis tools, which could support broader product adoption and reinforce Synopsys’ software ecosystem. Murata Collaborates with Synopsys to Provide Simulation Models Through Ansys Electromagnetic and Thermal Analysis Tools
• Neutral Sentiment: A DCF-based valuation article said SNPS appears “fairly valued” at about $394, suggesting the stock may not be dramatically undervalued despite recent weakness. SNPS Fairly Valued by DCF at $394
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares for about $6.7 million, and CFO Shelagh Glaser also sold 3,394 shares for about $1.5 million. Both transactions were made under pre-arranged 10b5-1 plans, which makes them less alarming, but insider selling can still pressure sentiment. Top Synopsys Executive Makes Major Move With Insider Stock Sale

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Synopsys news, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of the 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 directly owned 75,020 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,431,179.20. This trade represents a 16.29% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible 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 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 owned 14,358 shares in the company, valued at $6,461,387.16. The trade was a 19.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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. 0.56% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.