Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec Makes New Investment in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec bought a new stake in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 247,454 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $110,382,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the second quarter worth $7,228,099,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Synopsys in the second quarter valued at about $747,400,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Synopsys in the 4th quarter worth about $730,197,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the 2nd quarter worth about $692,074,000. Finally, State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Synopsys by 20.6% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,760,358 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,322,273,000 after purchasing an additional 1,493,912 shares in the last quarter. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Synopsys Price Performance

NASDAQ SNPS opened at $410.00 on Thursday. Synopsys, Inc. has a twelve month low of $366.00 and a twelve month high of $615.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 1.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $78.51 billion, a PE ratio of 94.91, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.23. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $416.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of $439.84.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.67 by $0.24. The firm had revenue of $2.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.44 billion. Synopsys had a return on equity of 5.83% and a net margin of 8.91%.The company’s revenue was up 42.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.39 EPS. Synopsys has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 4.100-4.160 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 15.040-15.100 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 EPS for the current year.

More Synopsys News

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys reported fiscal Q3 revenue of $2.477 billion, up 42.4% year over year, while non-GAAP EPS of $3.91 exceeded the $3.67 consensus estimate. Design Automation was the primary contributor, indicating broad demand for chip-design software. Synopsys Posts Financial Results for Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised its fiscal 2026 outlook to approximately $9.715 billion in revenue and $15.07 in non-GAAP EPS at the midpoints. The company also projected fourth-quarter EPS of $4.10-$4.16, above the $3.78 analyst consensus, citing continued AI-driven demand and benefits from the Ansys business. Synopsys raises annual forecasts on AI-driven chip design software demand
• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys continues to position AI as a growth driver, saying customers are achieving substantial productivity gains and that engineering workflows are moving toward more autonomous systems. Nvidia’s reported $2 billion investment in Synopsys also reinforces the strategic importance of AI-powered design and simulation. Nvidia’s $2 Billion Synopsys Bet Signals AI’s Next Frontier
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains favorable: Rosenblatt reaffirmed a Buy rating and set a $575 price target. However, SNPS trades at a high earnings multiple, leaving the shares sensitive to guidance, execution and valuation concerns. Rosenblatt Reiterates Buy Rating on Synopsys
• Negative Sentiment: The stock declined even after the earnings beat and guidance increase. The reaction indicates that strong results may already have been priced in, while full-year revenue guidance was broadly aligned with expectations and fourth-quarter revenue guidance of $2.53-$2.58 billion did not clearly exceed consensus. Synopsys slides even as it boosts full-year guidance

Insider Buying and Selling at Synopsys

In related news, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 directly owned 75,020 shares in the company, valued at $34,431,179.20. This represents a 16.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available 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 shares were sold at an average price of $450.02, for a total transaction of $1,527,367.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,461,387.16. This trade represents a 19.12% 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. Company insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Synopsys from $535.00 to $450.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Synopsys from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Bank of America upped their price target on Synopsys from $515.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $575.00 price objective on shares of Synopsys in a report on Tuesday. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Synopsys has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $563.59.

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.