Taikang Asset Management Hong Kong Co Ltd Acquires 26,672 Shares of Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Taikang Asset Management Hong Kong Co Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 372.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 33,825 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 26,672 shares during the quarter. Synopsys makes up 1.6% of Taikang Asset Management Hong Kong Co Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest position. Taikang Asset Management Hong Kong Co Ltd’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $15,888,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new position in Synopsys in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in Synopsys in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Synopsys in the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Oakworth Capital Inc. raised 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 worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp bought a new position in Synopsys in the third quarter worth $38,000. Institutional investors own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Synopsys Trading Down 1.3%

NASDAQ SNPS opened at $448.38 on Wednesday. Synopsys, Inc. has a 12 month low of $376.18 and a 12 month high of $651.73. The stock has a market cap of $85.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 103.79, a P/E/G ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.22. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $475.78 and its 200-day moving average price is $461.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last released its 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. Synopsys had a return on equity of 5.83% and a net margin of 8.91%.The firm had revenue of $2.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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% on a year-over-year basis. 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, equities analysts forecast that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $458.96, for a total value of $6,702,192.88. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 75,020 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,431,179.20. This represents a 16.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 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. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,394 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.02, for a total value of $1,527,367.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,358 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,461,387.16. This represents a 19.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SNPS has been the subject of a number of research reports. KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday, May 28th. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price objective on Synopsys from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Synopsys from $505.00 to $535.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Synopsys from $480.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $580.00 price objective on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $563.81.

Key Stories Impacting Synopsys

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys announced a collaboration with Murata Manufacturing to expand access to simulation models through Synopsys/Ansys electromagnetic and thermal analysis tools, a move that could strengthen adoption of its design software and deepen customer usage. Murata Collaborates with Synopsys to Provide Simulation Models Through Ansys Electromagnetic and Thermal Analysis Tools
• Neutral Sentiment: A valuation note said SNPS looks “fairly valued” on a DCF basis around $394, suggesting the stock may not be deeply undervalued after its recent pullback. SNPS Fairly Valued by DCF at 394
• Neutral Sentiment: Brokerage coverage remains mixed, with the consensus rating still at “Hold” despite several higher price targets from analysts. Synopsys: Long-Term Opportunity Outweighs Near-Term Headwinds
• Negative Sentiment: Recent insider selling by top executives may be creating near-term pressure on the shares, even though the transactions were pre-planned and not necessarily a sign of weakening fundamentals. Top Synopsys Executive Makes Major Move With Insider Stock Sale

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.