American Century Companies Inc. Purchases 134,765 Shares of Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 19.9% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 812,862 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 134,765 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc.’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $401,058,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Synopsys by 20.7% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,181,185 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,970,415,000 after purchasing an additional 3,120,401 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Synopsys in the second quarter valued at about $647,964,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Synopsys by 321.3% in the 3rd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 1,301,228 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $642,013,000 after purchasing an additional 992,386 shares during the period. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership grew its stake in Synopsys by 186.3% during the third quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 934,034 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $460,843,000 after acquiring an additional 607,743 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in Synopsys by 29.1% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,598,874 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,333,095,000 after acquiring an additional 585,494 shares during the last quarter. 85.47% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Synopsys Trading Down 2.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $414.00 on Friday. Synopsys, Inc. has a 1 year low of $365.74 and a 1 year high of $651.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $79.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.55 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 1.62 and a quick ratio of 1.52. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $471.21 and its 200-day moving average price is $477.25.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The semiconductor company reported $3.77 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.56 by $0.21. Synopsys had a net margin of 13.76% and a return on equity of 7.49%. The company had revenue of $2.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.39 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.03 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 65.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.380-14.460 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.110-3.170 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Synopsys News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat and AI-driven revenue surge — Synopsys reported Q1 revenue up ~65% and an EPS beat, driven by EDA demand and the Ansys deal; the results validate AI-led chip‑design tailwinds. Synopsys Q1 Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Ansys integration expands long‑term TAM — Management and analysts highlight that combining EDA with Ansys simulation opens full‑system design markets (servers, autonomous systems), which could materially enlarge revenue opportunities over the medium term. Can AI Push in EDA & Ansys Integration?
• Positive Sentiment: Capital return and trader interest — Board approved a $2B buyback and there was high call‑option volume / large option trades, signaling bullish positioning by some traders. Those actions provide buy‑side support. Why Is Synopsys Stock Falling? Call Options Volume
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst consensus still skewed positive, but stock has lagged peers — Wall Street average rating remains around “Buy” even as SNPS underperformed some tech peers over the past year, leaving room for divergence between sentiment and price action. How Is Synopsys’ Stock Performance Compared?
• Negative Sentiment: Guidance and China/export risks — Management flagged a muted near‑term quarter and a Q2 revenue guide that disappointed some investors; Reuters notes export restrictions to China as a headwind to visibility. Reuters: Muted Quarter
• Negative Sentiment: Integration costs, GAAP loss and IP weakness — Analysts and social commentary point to near‑term profitability pressure from Ansys deal costs, one‑time charges and workforce reductions, plus continued softness in the Design IP segment. QuiverQuant: Integration & IP Issues
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst price‑target trims — Several firms trimmed targets or moved to neutral/equal‑weight after the report (Piper Sandler, Wells Fargo, Rosenblatt adjustments), which can depress sentiment even if ratings remain constructive. Benzinga: Price Target Changes

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Synopsys news, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of Synopsys 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 sale, the insider owned 11,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,338,270. The trade was a 2.05% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $460.77, for a total transaction of $1,685,035.89. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 17,842 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,221,058.34. The trade was a 17.01% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 4,157 shares of company stock worth $1,945,036 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on SNPS. Citigroup started coverage on shares of Synopsys in a report on Monday, November 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $580.00 target price for the company. Zacks Research raised Synopsys from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. HSBC downgraded shares of Synopsys from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $455.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Rosenblatt Securities decreased their price target on Synopsys from $560.00 to $530.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $531.00.

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.