Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Shares Bought by BDF Gestion

BDF Gestion increased its holdings in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 42.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 6,727 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,994 shares during the quarter. BDF Gestion’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $3,319,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SNPS. Independence Bank of Kentucky lifted its position in shares of Synopsys by 120.0% during the 2nd quarter. Independence Bank of Kentucky now owns 55 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Saudi Central Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the first quarter valued at $26,000. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Synopsys by 481.8% in the 2nd quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 64 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. AlphaQuest LLC boosted its position in shares of Synopsys by 423.1% in the 2nd quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 68 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Synopsys in the 1st quarter worth about $34,000. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on the stock. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. They set an “underperform” rating and a $425.00 price objective for the company. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Synopsys from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 13th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $650.00 to $550.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Robert W. Baird restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $535.00 target price (down previously from $670.00) on shares of Synopsys in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Synopsys from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $562.13.

More Synopsys News

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp reiterated bullish coverage and published multi‑year EPS projections and a $600 price target, which supports upside expectations for SNPS and likely helped buying interest. KeyCorp estimates and MarketBeat summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks and other outlets note elevated investor attention in SNPS; increased retail/institutional focus can amplify moves in either direction but does not by itself change fundamentals. Zacks: Investor Attention
• Neutral Sentiment: MarketWatch flagged that SNPS underperformed peers on a relative basis despite daily gains — a reminder that sector rotation and peer performance are constraining factors. MarketWatch: Relative Performance
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple securities‑fraud class‑action notices and law‑firm solicitations have been filed or distributed, alleging material misstatements for purchases made between Dec. 4, 2024 and Sept. 9, 2025; the widely publicized Dec. 30, 2025 lead‑plaintiff deadline increases headline risk and potential legal exposure. GlobeNewswire: Class Action Filed
• Negative Sentiment: Several plaintiff firms (Rosen, Levi & Korsinsky, Faruqi & Faruqi, Bleichmar Fonti & Auld, Schall, Gross, etc.) are soliciting lead‑plaintiff applications — this broad outreach typically precedes contested litigation phases that can drive volatility and potentially settlement costs or reputational damage. Example notice: Rosen Law Firm: Final Deadline Notice

Synopsys Stock Up 1.2%

SNPS stock opened at $463.73 on Friday. Synopsys, Inc. has a 12-month low of $365.74 and a 12-month high of $651.73. The company has a quick ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The company has a market cap of $86.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.04, a PEG ratio of 3.81 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a 50 day moving average of $434.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $503.73.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The semiconductor company reported $2.90 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.79 by $0.11. Synopsys had a net margin of 18.89% and a return on equity of 7.89%. The business had revenue of $2.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.25 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $3.40 EPS. Synopsys’s revenue was up 37.8% on a year-over-year basis. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.320-14.400 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.520-3.580 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Synopsys news, CAO Sudhindra Kankanwadi sold 9,873 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $500.90, for a total value of $4,945,385.70. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 20,520 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,278,468. This represents a 32.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.62% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Synopsys Company 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.