Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Shares Purchased by Riverbridge Partners LLC

Riverbridge Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 15.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 56,481 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,363 shares during the quarter. Riverbridge Partners LLC’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $25,194,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SNPS. Natural Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of Synopsys by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Natural Investments LLC now owns 482 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $226,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares during the last quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. increased its position in shares of Synopsys by 7.0% during 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 during the last quarter. Foronjy Financial LLC raised its holdings in 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 raised its holdings in Synopsys by 4.4% in the 1st quarter. AGH Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 569 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $226,000 after buying an additional 24 shares during the period. Finally, Hardy Reed LLC lifted its position in Synopsys by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Hardy Reed LLC now owns 3,309 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,554,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Synopsys News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys is expanding its use of AI in chip design, verification and simulation. These tools can improve engineering productivity and reinforce the company’s role in the semiconductor supply chain as demand for AI chips grows. Can SNPS Leverage AI to Accelerate Chip Design and Drive Growth?
• Positive Sentiment: The company is making a major push into agentic AI engineering software, developed in collaboration with Nvidia. The technology could create new growth opportunities by automating portions of chip-to-system development and strengthening Synopsys’ exposure to AI infrastructure. Synopsys Bets Big on Agentic AI
• Positive Sentiment: Despite a recent decline in the shares, analysts and market commentary continue to point to Synopsys’ recurring revenue base, AI exposure and Ansys acquisition as supports for longer-term growth. Its latest reported quarter also included revenue growth of 41.9% year over year and an earnings beat.
• Positive Sentiment: The broader Nvidia-led AI ecosystem remains a potential tailwind for Synopsys because the company provides software used to design and validate advanced chips. Nvidia’s expanding influence in AI investment and data centers could increase demand for semiconductor design tools. Nvidia Will Be the World’s First $10 Trillion Company
• Neutral Sentiment: Synopsys announced that General Counsel Janet Lee will step down, with Cor… identified as part of the transition. The leadership change may receive limited market attention unless additional details indicate an operational or governance concern. Synopsys Announces Transition of General Counsel Role
• Neutral Sentiment: An average analyst price target of $570.06 suggests substantial potential upside, but the figure does not represent a new rating or estimate revision and therefore may have limited immediate impact.
• Negative Sentiment: Wells Fargo lowered its price target from $535 to $450 and maintained an “equal weight” rating. Although the revised target remains above the recent trading level, the cut signals more cautious expectations and may weigh on sentiment. Wells Fargo Price Target Update

Synopsys Stock Performance

NASDAQ SNPS opened at $412.32 on Thursday. 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 company has a market cap of $78.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 95.44, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.23. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $428.15 and a two-hundred day moving average of $444.13. Synopsys, Inc. has a 1-year low of $366.00 and a 1-year high of $628.89.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 analysts’ expectations of $2.25 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.67 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue 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. As a group, analysts anticipate that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.65 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Synopsys news, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 75,020 shares in the company, valued at $34,431,179.20. This represents a 16.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 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 that occurred 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 $6,461,387.16. This 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. 0.56% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SNPS has been the subject of several research analyst reports. BNP Paribas Exane increased their target price on shares of Synopsys from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Benchmark initiated coverage on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $570.00 price target on the stock. Robert W. Baird set a $558.00 price objective on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a report on Monday, June 8th. Finally, Berenberg Bank set a $633.00 target price on Synopsys in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $565.06.

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.