SEB Asset Management AB Makes New Investment in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

SEB Asset Management AB acquired a new position in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 59,615 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,636,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of SNPS. Sankala Group LLC purchased a new stake in Synopsys during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Synopsys in the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Synopsys in the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Phillip James Consulting Co. bought a new position in shares of Synopsys in the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. 85.47% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Synopsys

In other news, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of Synopsys stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $458.96, for a total transaction of $6,702,192.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 75,020 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,431,179.20. This trade represents a 16.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed 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 business’s 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 sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,461,387.16. This 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. Corporate insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Synopsys

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Benchmark upgraded Synopsys (SNPS) to strong-buy, reinforcing a bullish long-term view on AI-driven demand for electronic design automation software. Zacks.com
• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys continues to have strong analyst support overall, with brokerage ratings averaging Moderate Buy and several recent price targets well above the current share price. American Banking News
• Neutral Sentiment: New commentary suggests the recent pullback may be a “buy the dip” opportunity, but that view is still based on technical support levels rather than a new fundamental catalyst. Trefis
• Negative Sentiment: SNPS is falling alongside a broader chip and tech selloff, which is weighing on sentiment across the semiconductor group. Benzinga
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are also worried about muted growth in Synopsys’s Design IP business and export-control headwinds, which may be limiting enthusiasm despite the earnings beat. Quiver Quantitative

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their price target on Synopsys from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Benchmark assumed coverage on Synopsys in a research note on Wednesday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $570.00 price objective for the company. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Synopsys from $505.00 to $535.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price target on Synopsys from $600.00 to $610.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $570.06.

Synopsys Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ SNPS opened at $384.27 on Monday. Synopsys, Inc. has a 1 year low of $366.00 and a 1 year high of $651.73. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $469.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $458.48. The company has a market cap of $73.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 88.95, a PEG ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 1.32.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 quarter 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. Research analysts anticipate that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.65 earnings per share for the current year.

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.