Centaurus Financial Inc. Makes New Investment in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Centaurus Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 1,782 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $795,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Sankala Group LLC purchased a new stake in Synopsys in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Synopsys by 96.4% during the 2nd quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 55 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares during the period. Osbon Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Synopsys during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Synopsys during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, IMG Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Synopsys in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on SNPS. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Synopsys from $535.00 to $450.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $525.00 to $500.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $575.00 target price on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Citigroup raised their target price on Synopsys from $600.00 to $610.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $561.28.

Trending Headlines about Synopsys

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong Q3 performance: Synopsys reported adjusted earnings of $3.91 per share versus expectations of $3.67, while revenue reached $2.48 billion, up 42.4% year over year and ahead of estimates. Strength in electronic design automation (EDA) and the Ansys acquisition supported the results. SNPS Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates on EDA and Ansys Strength
• Positive Sentiment: Higher outlook and AI momentum: Management raised fiscal 2026 guidance, citing accelerating EDA demand, recovering Design IP activity, interest in agentic AI and additional opportunities from integrating Ansys. Fiscal 2026 EPS guidance is $15.04–$15.10, with revenue guidance reportedly raised to approximately $9.72 billion. SNPS Q3 Earnings Call Highlights EDA Acceleration, Outlook Raised
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and strategic support: Goldman Sachs, Benchmark and Needham reaffirmed Buy ratings, with price targets ranging from $570 to $600. Elliott Investment Management also reportedly built a multibillion-dollar position, betting Synopsys can narrow its discount to peers. Elliott Bets Multibillion-Dollar Position on Closing Synopsys’ Peer Discount
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentators view Synopsys as a key supplier to major technology companies, including Nvidia, and believe Ansys has strengthened its competitive moat; however, the acquisition’s full contribution depends on successful integration and future synergies. SNPS in Right Place, Right Time?
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and peer concerns: Following the earnings rally, investors are refocusing on valuation, with Synopsys trading at a high earnings multiple. A comparison with PDF Solutions also highlighted stronger growth and margin improvement at the smaller rival, potentially limiting near-term enthusiasm for SNPS. SNPS vs. PDFS: Which Semiconductor Software Stock Has an Edge?

Insider Transactions at Synopsys

In other news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,394 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.02, for a total transaction of $1,527,367.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 14,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,461,387.16. The trade was a 19.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $458.96, for a total transaction of $6,702,192.88. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 75,020 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,431,179.20. This trade 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. 0.56% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Synopsys Trading Down 4.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $442.61 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $416.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $440.13. Synopsys, Inc. has a 1 year low of $366.00 and a 1 year high of $615.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $84.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 78.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 1.32.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.91 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.67 by $0.24. The company had revenue of $2.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.44 billion. Synopsys had a net margin of 11.43% and a return on equity of 6.24%. The firm’s revenue was up 42.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.39 EPS. Synopsys has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 4.100-4.160 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 15.040-15.100 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.