PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab Boosts Stake in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab increased its stake in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 6.1% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 28,662 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,650 shares during the quarter. PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $12,785,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in Synopsys by 31.8% in the 4th quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 14,810 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $6,957,000 after acquiring an additional 3,575 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Synopsys during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $730,197,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Synopsys by 11.3% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 131,369 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $61,707,000 after purchasing an additional 13,320 shares in the last quarter. Douglas Lane & Associates LLC boosted its position in shares of Synopsys by 5,701.2% in the fourth quarter. Douglas Lane & Associates LLC now owns 48,730 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $22,889,000 after purchasing an additional 47,890 shares during the period. Finally, SBI Okasan Asset Management Co.Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Synopsys in the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,699,000. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SNPS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $530.00 to $575.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Synopsys from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price target on Synopsys from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Synopsys from $480.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Synopsys from $505.00 to $535.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $570.06.

Synopsys Trading Up 2.5%

Synopsys stock opened at $415.99 on Friday. Synopsys, Inc. has a 1 year low of $366.00 and a 1 year high of $628.89. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $433.42 and its 200-day moving average price is $446.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 1.32. The stock has a market cap of $79.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 96.29, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.23.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.15 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $2.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.25 billion. Synopsys had a net margin of 8.91% and a return on equity of 5.83%. Synopsys’s revenue for the quarter was up 41.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $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. On average, equities analysts predict that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Synopsys

In other news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,394 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.02, for a total transaction of $1,527,367.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 14,358 shares in the company, valued at $6,461,387.16. This trade represents a 19.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of Synopsys stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 75,020 shares in the company, valued at $34,431,179.20. This trade represents a 16.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 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. 0.56% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.