Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Shares Purchased by National Pension Service

National Pension Service lifted its holdings in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 5.2% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 450,010 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 22,393 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $211,379,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Synopsys in the fourth quarter worth $551,000. SBI Okasan Asset Management Co.Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Synopsys in the fourth quarter worth $1,699,000. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Synopsys by 18.5% in the fourth quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 45,194 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $21,229,000 after acquiring an additional 7,042 shares during the period. Retail Employees Superannuation Pty Ltd as trustee for Retail Employees Superannuation Trust purchased a new stake in Synopsys during the fourth quarter worth $7,365,000. Finally, IPG Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Synopsys during the fourth quarter valued at $520,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Synopsys

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys said demand for AI chip design software is driving stronger business momentum, and it raised its annual forecast as a result. Synopsys raises annual forecast on demand for AI chip design software
• Positive Sentiment: The CFO highlighted that AI companies are increasingly using custom computer designs, a trend that could expand demand for Synopsys’ chip-design tools. AI Computer Design Diversity A Boon For Synopsys, Says CFO
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised price targets after the earnings report, signaling confidence in Synopsys’ longer-term growth outlook despite the stock’s recent weakness. Shares Fall, Targets Rise—Markets and Analysts Diverge on Synopsys
• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys also showcased new AI and multi-die design capabilities with Samsung Foundry, underscoring its role in advanced chip development. Synopsys Advances Power and Performance for AI and Multi-Die Designs on Latest Samsung Foundry Processes at SAFE Forum 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: The company beat fiscal Q2 estimates, with revenue up 41.9% year over year and EPS above expectations, but the market still sold the stock after the report. Synopsys Was the Worst S&P 500 Stock Thursday Despite Earnings Beat With AI and Merger in Focus
• Negative Sentiment: Investors appear wary about the company’s chip-IP business and the broader impact of integrating Ansys, which may be weighing on sentiment even after strong results. Synopsys slides even as Q2 results, guidance top estimates; adds activist to board

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SNPS has been the topic of several analyst reports. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Synopsys from $515.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. HSBC lowered shares of Synopsys from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $455.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Berenberg Bank set a $633.00 price target on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Wednesday. BNP Paribas Exane raised their price target on shares of Synopsys from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $600.00 price target on shares of Synopsys and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Synopsys currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $563.81.

Synopsys Stock Performance

SNPS opened at $475.62 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The company has a market cap of $91.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 110.10, a PEG ratio of 3.94 and a beta of 1.25. Synopsys, Inc. has a 52-week low of $376.18 and a 52-week high of $651.73. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $459.53 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $454.45.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.15 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $2.28 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.25 billion. Synopsys had a net margin of 8.91% and a return on equity of 5.83%. The company’s revenue was up 41.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm 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. Equities analysts anticipate that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.