Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Shares Sold by Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co

Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co trimmed its stake in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 20.1% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 41,807 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 10,492 shares during the period. Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $19,638,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SNPS. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new stake in Synopsys during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Oakworth Capital Inc. lifted its position in Synopsys by 3,700.0% during the 4th quarter. Oakworth Capital Inc. now owns 76 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 74 shares during the period. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp acquired a new stake in Synopsys during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $38,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Synopsys by 128.6% during the 4th quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 80 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Finally, WealthCollab LLC lifted its position in Synopsys by 110.8% during the 3rd quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 78 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the period. 85.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More Synopsys News

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys reported fiscal Q2 adjusted EPS of $3.35, beating estimates, on revenue of $2.28 billion, also ahead of expectations, with revenue up 41.9% year over year.
• Positive Sentiment: The company lifted full-year FY2026 guidance, signaling continued demand for AI chip design software and stronger-than-expected momentum across the business.
• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys reached a governance agreement with Elliott Investment Management and added Jesse Cohn to the board, which investors may view as a step toward better capital allocation and execution.
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts raised price targets after the earnings release, reflecting confidence in the company’s longer-term AI and semiconductor design opportunity.
• Neutral Sentiment: Synopsys also showcased new AI-powered design flows and IP support for Samsung Foundry processes, reinforcing its position in advanced chip design.
• Negative Sentiment: The stock is reacting negatively because investors may be worried that strong results are not enough to offset near-term business mix issues, including softness in chip IP and integration complexity tied to Ansys.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on SNPS shares. Bank of America increased their price objective on Synopsys from $515.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Synopsys from $480.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on Synopsys from $430.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. BNP Paribas Exane raised their price target on Synopsys from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on Synopsys from $600.00 to $610.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $563.81.

Synopsys Price Performance

Synopsys stock opened at $480.64 on Friday. Synopsys, Inc. has a one year low of $376.18 and a one year high of $651.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 1.36. The business has a fifty day moving average of $458.59 and a two-hundred day moving average of $454.30. The company has a market cap of $92.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 111.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.31 and a beta of 1.25.

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 5.91% and a net margin of 8.91%.The company had revenue of $2.28 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.25 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.67 earnings per share. Synopsys’s quarterly revenue was up 41.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.720-14.800 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.630-3.690 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.