Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) Price Target Lowered to $530.00 at Rosenblatt Securities

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) had its price objective decreased by Rosenblatt Securities from $560.00 to $530.00 in a research report sent to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. Rosenblatt Securities currently has a buy rating on the semiconductor company’s stock.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on SNPS. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Synopsys from $445.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Monday, November 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $580.00 price objective for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $600.00 target price on Synopsys and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Synopsys from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 13th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Synopsys has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $535.67.

Synopsys Price Performance

NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $426.00 on Thursday. Synopsys has a 12-month low of $365.74 and a 12-month high of $651.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $81.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 66.15, a P/E/G ratio of 3.74 and a beta of 1.12. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $472.21 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $478.66. The company has a quick ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The semiconductor company reported $3.77 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.56 by $0.21. Synopsys had a return on equity of 7.49% and a net margin of 13.76%.The business had revenue of $2.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.39 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.03 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 65.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.380-14.460 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.110-3.170 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Synopsys will post 10.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $460.77, for a total transaction of $1,685,035.89. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 17,842 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,221,058.34. This trade represents a 17.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $530.00, for a total transaction of $132,500.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 11,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,338,270. This represents a 2.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 4,157 shares of company stock worth $1,945,036. Insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Synopsys

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Alpine Bank Wealth Management raised its stake in Synopsys by 89.3% during the third quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management now owns 53 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. increased its position in Synopsys by 1,250.0% during the 3rd quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. now owns 54 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC bought a new position in Synopsys in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. acquired a new stake in Synopsys in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Synopsys News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat and big revenue upside — Synopsys reported non‑GAAP EPS $3.77 (above estimates) and revenue of $2.409B, up ~65% YoY, driven by Design Automation and the Ansys contribution; headline results support longer‑term AI chip‑design demand. Synopsys Posts Financial Results for First Quarter Fiscal Year 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Better FY26 EPS outlook — management set FY26 non‑GAAP EPS guidance ~14.38–14.46, well above consensus, suggesting management sees stronger full‑year earnings even if near‑term revenue cadence is choppy. Synopsys’ FY26 guidance likely conservative as analysts reiterate strong ratings
• Positive Sentiment: $2.0B buyback — the board authorized up to $2B of repurchases, a direct capital return that can support the stock and offset dilution from the Ansys deal. Synopsys Posts Financial Results for First Quarter Fiscal Year 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusual options and whale activity — heavy call buying and large options volume were observed around the release, which can amplify intraday moves but may reflect short‑term, speculative positioning rather than conviction. Check Out What Whales Are Doing With SNPS
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed/softer near‑term guide and China risk — investors reacted to a Q2 revenue guide some saw as light and to commentary about China export restrictions that could mute near‑term growth in that region. Those factors pressured the stock despite the beat. Synopsys forecasts muted quarter on China export restrictions, shares fall
• Negative Sentiment: Acquisition costs, restructuring and debt concerns — reports note GAAP hit from Ansys integration, workforce reductions and the company’s elevated debt load from the transaction; these raise near‑term risk and make investors sensitive to guidance quality. Synopsys Stock (SNPS) Opinions on Earnings Release and AI Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts trim targets and neutrality rises — several firms cut price targets or lowered ratings after the print (Wells Fargo, Piper Sandler among them), which can add selling pressure even as many analysts remain constructive on AI exposure. Analyst price target and rating changes

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.