Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS is Aspex Management HK Ltd’s Largest Position

Aspex Management HK Ltd boosted its position in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 40.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,126,089 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 608,507 shares during the period. Synopsys makes up approximately 20.2% of Aspex Management HK Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Aspex Management HK Ltd owned approximately 1.11% of Synopsys worth $998,667,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Oakworth Capital Inc. boosted its holdings in Synopsys by 3,700.0% in the fourth quarter. Oakworth Capital Inc. now owns 76 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp purchased a new stake in Synopsys in the third quarter valued at $38,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of Synopsys by 128.6% in the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 80 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Finally, WealthCollab LLC raised its position in shares of Synopsys by 110.8% in the third quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 78 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently issued reports on SNPS. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a report on Monday. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Synopsys from $515.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $580.00 target price on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Robert W. Baird set a $558.00 target price on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $563.81.

Synopsys Stock Performance

NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $453.89 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $473.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $460.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 1.32. The firm has a market cap of $86.91 billion, a PE ratio of 105.07, a P/E/G ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 1.22. Synopsys, Inc. has a 1-year low of $376.18 and a 1-year high of $651.73.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.15 by $0.20. Synopsys had a net margin of 8.91% and a return on equity of 5.83%. The firm had revenue of $2.28 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.25 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.67 earnings per share. Synopsys’s revenue was up 41.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.720-14.800 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.630-3.690 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.65 EPS for the current year.

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.