Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Analysts

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the seventeen brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $553.5714.

SNPS has been the subject of a number of research reports. Zacks Research upgraded Synopsys from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Synopsys from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Synopsys from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 13th. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on Synopsys in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. They set an “underperform” rating and a $425.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Piper Sandler cut shares of Synopsys from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $602.00 to $520.00 in a research note on Tuesday.

Synopsys Price Performance

Shares of SNPS opened at $516.31 on Friday. Synopsys has a twelve month low of $365.74 and a twelve month high of $651.73. The company has a market capitalization of $98.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.30 and a beta of 1.12. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $455.35 and a 200 day moving average of $504.95. The company has a quick ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last issued its 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 return on equity of 7.89% and a net margin of 18.89%.The business had revenue of $2.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.25 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $3.40 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 37.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.320-14.400 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.520-3.580 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Synopsys will post 10.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $460.77, for a total value of $1,685,035.89. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 17,842 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,221,058.34. The trade was a 17.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $530.00, for a total transaction of $132,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,338,270. This trade represents a 2.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 4,157 shares of company stock worth $1,945,036. 0.62% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Synopsys

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Alpine Bank Wealth Management raised its position in Synopsys by 89.3% during the 3rd quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management now owns 53 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Synopsys by 1,250.0% during the third quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. now owns 54 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC acquired a new stake in Synopsys in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Independence Bank of Kentucky lifted its stake in 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 period. Finally, SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. acquired a new position in shares of Synopsys in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.