Allianz SE Has $4.08 Million Position in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Allianz SE grew its holdings in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 38.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 8,260 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 2,291 shares during the quarter. Allianz SE’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $4,075,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of SNPS. Generali Investments Management Co LLC increased its position in shares of Synopsys by 275.7% in the third quarter. Generali Investments Management Co LLC now owns 3,163 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,561,000 after acquiring an additional 2,321 shares during the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association grew its stake in Synopsys by 404.4% in the third quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 41,702 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $20,575,000 after purchasing an additional 33,435 shares in the last quarter. Telligent Fund LP increased its position in shares of Synopsys by 30.0% during the 3rd quarter. Telligent Fund LP now owns 6,500 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,207,000 after purchasing an additional 1,500 shares during the last quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership raised its stake in shares of Synopsys by 186.3% during the 3rd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 934,034 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $460,843,000 after purchasing an additional 607,743 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Synopsys by 44.7% during the 3rd quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,186 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,079,000 after purchasing an additional 675 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of the 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 sale, the insider owned 11,959 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,338,270. This trade represents a 2.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of Synopsys 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 completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 17,842 shares in the company, valued at $8,221,058.34. This trade represents a 17.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 4,157 shares of company stock valued at $1,945,036. 0.62% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Synopsys Stock Performance

SNPS opened at $414.00 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $79.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.55 and a beta of 1.12. Synopsys, Inc. has a 52-week low of $365.74 and a 52-week high of $651.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a current ratio of 1.62. The business’s fifty day moving average is $471.21 and its 200-day moving average is $477.25.

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

Key Headlines Impacting Synopsys

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat and AI-driven revenue surge — Synopsys reported Q1 revenue up ~65% and an EPS beat, driven by EDA demand and the Ansys deal; the results validate AI-led chip‑design tailwinds. Synopsys Q1 Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Ansys integration expands long‑term TAM — Management and analysts highlight that combining EDA with Ansys simulation opens full‑system design markets (servers, autonomous systems), which could materially enlarge revenue opportunities over the medium term. Can AI Push in EDA & Ansys Integration?
• Positive Sentiment: Capital return and trader interest — Board approved a $2B buyback and there was high call‑option volume / large option trades, signaling bullish positioning by some traders. Those actions provide buy‑side support. Why Is Synopsys Stock Falling? Call Options Volume
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst consensus still skewed positive, but stock has lagged peers — Wall Street average rating remains around “Buy” even as SNPS underperformed some tech peers over the past year, leaving room for divergence between sentiment and price action. How Is Synopsys’ Stock Performance Compared?
• Negative Sentiment: Guidance and China/export risks — Management flagged a muted near‑term quarter and a Q2 revenue guide that disappointed some investors; Reuters notes export restrictions to China as a headwind to visibility. Reuters: Muted Quarter
• Negative Sentiment: Integration costs, GAAP loss and IP weakness — Analysts and social commentary point to near‑term profitability pressure from Ansys deal costs, one‑time charges and workforce reductions, plus continued softness in the Design IP segment. QuiverQuant: Integration & IP Issues
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst price‑target trims — Several firms trimmed targets or moved to neutral/equal‑weight after the report (Piper Sandler, Wells Fargo, Rosenblatt adjustments), which can depress sentiment even if ratings remain constructive. Benzinga: Price Target Changes

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on SNPS shares. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on shares of Synopsys from $520.00 to $430.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Thursday. HSBC downgraded shares of Synopsys from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $455.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Synopsys from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 13th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Synopsys currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $531.00.

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.