Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. Takes $18 Million Position in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. purchased a new position in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 40,362 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,004,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in Synopsys in the second quarter valued at about $747,400,000. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of Synopsys by 31.8% during 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 buying an additional 3,575 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Synopsys in the 4th quarter valued at about $730,197,000. SBI Okasan Asset Management Co.Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Synopsys in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,699,000. Finally, Atreides Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Synopsys in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $54,288,000. 85.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Synopsys Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of Synopsys stock opened at $401.24 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $76.83 billion, a PE ratio of 92.88, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.23. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $422.02 and its 200 day simple moving average is $440.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 1.43. Synopsys, Inc. has a 52-week low of $366.00 and a 52-week high of $615.79.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last released its quarterly 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 the consensus estimate of $2.25 billion. Synopsys had a return on equity of 5.83% and a net margin of 8.91%.The business’s revenue was up 41.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.67 EPS. 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, analysts predict that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on SNPS. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $530.00 to $575.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price 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. Robert W. Baird set a $558.00 price target on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Berenberg Bank set a $633.00 price target on shares of Synopsys in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on Synopsys from $600.00 to $610.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $563.59.

Insider Buying and Selling at Synopsys

In related news, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of the 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 owned 75,020 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,431,179.20. This represents a 16.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 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 firm’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 completion of the transaction, 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 position. 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.

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.