IPG Investment Advisors LLC Invests $520,000 in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

IPG Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 1,107 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $520,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new position in Synopsys in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Oakworth Capital Inc. increased its stake in Synopsys by 3,700.0% in the 4th quarter. Oakworth Capital Inc. now owns 76 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp bought a new stake in Synopsys during the 3rd quarter worth about $38,000. WealthCollab LLC lifted its position in Synopsys by 110.8% during the 3rd quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 78 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Synopsys by 128.6% during the 4th quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 80 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Synopsys Stock Down 8.6%

Shares of SNPS stock opened at $480.64 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 1.36. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $458.59 and its 200-day moving average is $454.30. The stock has a market cap of $92.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 111.26, a PEG ratio of 4.31 and a beta of 1.25. Synopsys, Inc. has a 52-week low of $376.18 and a 52-week high of $651.73.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.15 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $2.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.25 billion. Synopsys had a return on equity of 5.91% and a net margin of 8.91%.Synopsys’s quarterly revenue was up 41.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $3.67 earnings per share. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.720-14.800 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.630-3.690 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.28 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently issued reports on SNPS. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Synopsys from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Citigroup increased their price target on Synopsys from $600.00 to $610.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Bank of America raised their price target on Synopsys from $515.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Synopsys from $480.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Synopsys presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $563.81.

Synopsys News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys reported fiscal Q2 adjusted EPS of $3.35, beating estimates, on revenue of $2.28 billion, also ahead of expectations, with revenue up 41.9% year over year.
• Positive Sentiment: The company lifted full-year FY2026 guidance, signaling continued demand for AI chip design software and stronger-than-expected momentum across the business.
• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys reached a governance agreement with Elliott Investment Management and added Jesse Cohn to the board, which investors may view as a step toward better capital allocation and execution.
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts raised price targets after the earnings release, reflecting confidence in the company’s longer-term AI and semiconductor design opportunity.
• Neutral Sentiment: Synopsys also showcased new AI-powered design flows and IP support for Samsung Foundry processes, reinforcing its position in advanced chip design.
• Negative Sentiment: The stock is reacting negatively because investors may be worried that strong results are not enough to offset near-term business mix issues, including softness in chip IP and integration complexity tied to Ansys.

Synopsys 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.