Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Shares Acquired by Temasek Holdings Private Ltd

Temasek Holdings Private Ltd increased its stake in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 22.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 55,642 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 10,335 shares during the quarter. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $26,136,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Empirical Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Synopsys in the third quarter valued at about $773,000. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its stake in 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 valued at $6,957,000 after purchasing an additional 3,575 shares in the last quarter. SeaTown Holdings Pte. Ltd. grew its stake in Synopsys by 55.9% during the 4th quarter. SeaTown Holdings Pte. Ltd. now owns 22,300 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $10,475,000 after purchasing an additional 8,000 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Synopsys by 20.7% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,181,185 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,970,415,000 after purchasing an additional 3,120,401 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Synopsys during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $730,197,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Synopsys Trading Up 0.1%

NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $454.38 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The business’s 50 day moving average is $474.73 and its two-hundred day moving average is $461.19. Synopsys, Inc. has a 52 week low of $376.18 and a 52 week high of $651.73. The company has a market cap of $87.00 billion, a PE ratio of 105.18, a P/E/G ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.22.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.15 by $0.20. Synopsys had a return on equity of 5.83% and a net margin of 8.91%.The company 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 business posted $3.67 EPS. 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. On average, analysts predict that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.65 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Synopsys news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,394 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 $6,461,387.16. This trade represents a 19.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on SNPS shares. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Synopsys from $480.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. BNP Paribas Exane raised their price objective on Synopsys from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Robert W. Baird set a $558.00 price objective on Synopsys in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on Synopsys from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Synopsys presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $563.81.

Synopsys Company 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.