DJE Kapital AG Invests $9.95 Million in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

DJE Kapital AG bought a new position in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 25,400 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,954,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of SNPS. Sowell Financial Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 1,056 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $496,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares during the last quarter. Natural Investments LLC increased its stake in Synopsys by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Natural Investments LLC now owns 482 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $226,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares in the last quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. increased its stake in Synopsys by 7.0% in the 4th quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 335 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $157,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares in the last quarter. Foronjy Financial LLC raised its holdings in Synopsys by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Foronjy Financial LLC now owns 446 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $210,000 after buying an additional 22 shares during the period. Finally, AGH Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Synopsys by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. AGH Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 569 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $226,000 after buying an additional 24 shares during the period. 85.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,394 shares of the 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 transaction, the chief financial officer owned 14,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,461,387.16. This represents a 19.12% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $458.96, for a total value of $6,702,192.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 75,020 shares in the company, valued at $34,431,179.20. The trade was a 16.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 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 company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have commented on SNPS shares. Robert W. Baird set a $558.00 target price on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday, May 28th. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $480.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Synopsys from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $570.06.

Synopsys Trading Down 1.5%

NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $378.46 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $466.55 and its 200 day moving average price is $457.80. Synopsys, Inc. has a 52 week low of $366.00 and a 52 week high of $651.73. The company has a market capitalization of $72.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 87.61, a P/E/G ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.22. 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 (NASDAQ:SNPS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.15 by $0.20. Synopsys had a net margin of 8.91% and a return on equity of 5.83%. The business had revenue of $2.28 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.25 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.67 EPS. Synopsys’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, research analysts forecast that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

More Synopsys News

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho said Moonshot’s Kimi K3 model supports the long-term agentic AI thesis for electronic design automation software, and reiterated that investors may want to buy the dip in Synopsys and Cadence Design Systems. Buy the dip in EDA stocks as Kimi K3 boosts agentic AI thesis: Mizuho
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary noted Synopsys shares were edging higher in premarket trading as improving sentiment and an oversold RSI encouraged bargain hunting. What’s Going on With Synopsys stock on Monday?
• Neutral Sentiment: Traders are watching whether SNPS can hold an important technical price level, which could lead to a larger move if the stock reverses from here. Stock Of The Day: Will Synopsys Reverse?
• Negative Sentiment: Synopsys remains under pressure from the broader semiconductor downturn, as the SOX index has fallen into a bear market and investors worry the AI-driven rally may be fading. Semiconductor stocks enter bear market: Is bubble burst next?
• Negative Sentiment: Although Synopsys benefits from AI chip demand regardless of which company wins the AI race, investors appear focused on the stock’s poor post-earnings performance and weak momentum. Synopsys Should Benefit No Matter Who Wins The AI Race. Here’s What Explains Its Poor Stock Performance.

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.