Van ECK Associates Corp Increases Stock Position in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its holdings in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 19.7% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,457,249 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 569,687 shares during the period. Synopsys makes up approximately 1.0% of Van ECK Associates Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest holding. Van ECK Associates Corp owned 1.81% of Synopsys worth $1,542,175,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Foronjy Financial LLC grew its holdings in Synopsys by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. Foronjy Financial LLC now owns 446 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $210,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares during the period. AGH Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Synopsys by 4.4% during 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 last quarter. Hardy Reed LLC lifted its position in shares of Synopsys by 0.8% during the 4th 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. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Synopsys by 16.9% during the 4th quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 180 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $85,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the period. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Synopsys by 17.8% in the 4th quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 172 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $81,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. 85.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on SNPS shares. Zacks Research cut Synopsys from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 21st. UBS Group set a $570.00 target price on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Thursday. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $580.00 target price on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Thursday. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Synopsys from $600.00 to $610.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Synopsys in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $561.28.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,394 shares of the business’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 owned 14,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,461,387.16. The trade was a 19.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible 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 company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 75,020 shares in the company, valued at $34,431,179.20. This trade represents a 16.29% decrease in their position. 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 currently owned by company insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Synopsys

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 Stock Performance

Shares of SNPS opened at $442.61 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $416.64 and its 200 day simple moving average is $440.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $84.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 78.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 1.34. Synopsys, Inc. has a 52-week low of $366.00 and a 52-week high of $615.79.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.67 by $0.24. Synopsys had a return on equity of 6.24% and a net margin of 11.43%.The business had revenue of $2.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.44 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.39 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue 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. Research analysts forecast that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.