Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. Sells 1,437 Shares of Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. decreased its position in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 18.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 6,379 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,437 shares during the quarter. Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $2,845,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Foronjy Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. Foronjy Financial LLC now owns 446 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $210,000 after buying an additional 22 shares during the period. AGH Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Synopsys by 4.4% during the first quarter. AGH Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 569 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $226,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. Hardy Reed LLC lifted its holdings in Synopsys by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Hardy Reed LLC now owns 3,309 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,554,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in Synopsys by 16.9% in the fourth quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 180 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $85,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the period. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC grew its stake in Synopsys by 17.8% in the fourth quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 172 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $81,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Synopsys

In related news, 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 value 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through 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 the business’s 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 75,020 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,431,179.20. The trade was a 16.29% 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. 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.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

SNPS has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Piper Sandler raised Synopsys from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $450.00 to $550.00 in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Synopsys from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Thursday. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Synopsys from $515.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Mizuho lowered their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $600.00 to $550.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $570.00 price objective on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $561.28.

Key Synopsys News

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong Q3 performance: Synopsys reported adjusted earnings of $3.91 per share versus expectations of $3.67, while revenue reached $2.48 billion, up 42.4% year over year and ahead of estimates. Strength in electronic design automation (EDA) and the Ansys acquisition supported the results. SNPS Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates on EDA and Ansys Strength
• Positive Sentiment: Higher outlook and AI momentum: Management raised fiscal 2026 guidance, citing accelerating EDA demand, recovering Design IP activity, interest in agentic AI and additional opportunities from integrating Ansys. Fiscal 2026 EPS guidance is $15.04–$15.10, with revenue guidance reportedly raised to approximately $9.72 billion. SNPS Q3 Earnings Call Highlights EDA Acceleration, Outlook Raised
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and strategic support: Goldman Sachs, Benchmark and Needham reaffirmed Buy ratings, with price targets ranging from $570 to $600. Elliott Investment Management also reportedly built a multibillion-dollar position, betting Synopsys can narrow its discount to peers. Elliott Bets Multibillion-Dollar Position on Closing Synopsys’ Peer Discount
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentators view Synopsys as a key supplier to major technology companies, including Nvidia, and believe Ansys has strengthened its competitive moat; however, the acquisition’s full contribution depends on successful integration and future synergies. SNPS in Right Place, Right Time?
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and peer concerns: Following the earnings rally, investors are refocusing on valuation, with Synopsys trading at a high earnings multiple. A comparison with PDF Solutions also highlighted stronger growth and margin improvement at the smaller rival, potentially limiting near-term enthusiasm for SNPS. SNPS vs. PDFS: Which Semiconductor Software Stock Has an Edge?

Synopsys Trading Down 4.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $442.61 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $416.64 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $440.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 1.32. Synopsys, Inc. has a one year low of $366.00 and a one year high of $615.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $84.82 billion, a PE ratio of 78.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 1.23.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.67 by $0.24. Synopsys had a return on equity of 6.24% and a net margin of 11.43%.The company had revenue of $2.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.44 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.39 EPS. Synopsys’s revenue for the quarter was up 42.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Synopsys has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 4.100-4.160 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 15.040-15.100 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Synopsys, Inc. will post 11.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.