Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) have received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seventeen analysts that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $563.8125.

Several equities analysts have commented on SNPS shares. BNP Paribas Exane upped their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Robert W. Baird set a $558.00 price objective on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a report on Monday, June 8th. 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 report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $505.00 to $535.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th.

Synopsys Stock Performance

NASDAQ SNPS opened at $448.38 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $475.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $461.46. Synopsys has a 1 year low of $376.18 and a 1 year high of $651.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $85.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 103.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.22.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.25 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $3.67 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly 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. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Synopsys will post 10.65 EPS for the current year.

Key Stories Impacting Synopsys

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys announced a collaboration with Murata Manufacturing that expands access to Murata simulation models through Synopsys/Ansys electromagnetic and thermal analysis tools, which could support broader product adoption and reinforce Synopsys’ software ecosystem. Murata Collaborates with Synopsys to Provide Simulation Models Through Ansys Electromagnetic and Thermal Analysis Tools
• Neutral Sentiment: A DCF-based valuation article said SNPS appears “fairly valued” at about $394, suggesting the stock may not be dramatically undervalued despite recent weakness. SNPS Fairly Valued by DCF at $394
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares for about $6.7 million, and CFO Shelagh Glaser also sold 3,394 shares for about $1.5 million. Both transactions were made under pre-arranged 10b5-1 plans, which makes them less alarming, but insider selling can still pressure sentiment. Top Synopsys Executive Makes Major Move With Insider Stock Sale

Insider Buying and Selling at Synopsys

In other Synopsys news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,394 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.02, for a total value of $1,527,367.88. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,358 shares in the company, 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 hyperlink. 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 shares were sold at an average price of $458.96, for a total transaction of $6,702,192.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 75,020 shares in the company, valued at $34,431,179.20. This trade represents a 16.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 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.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Synopsys

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SNPS. Sankala Group LLC acquired a new stake in Synopsys during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new stake in Synopsys during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in Synopsys during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. IMG Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Synopsys during the first quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Synopsys during the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.