Czech National Bank Grows Stock Position in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Czech National Bank grew its holdings in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 4.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 48,979 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,981 shares during the quarter. Czech National Bank’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $23,006,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of SNPS. Alpine Bank Wealth Management raised its position in shares of Synopsys by 89.3% in the 3rd quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management now owns 53 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. grew 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 during the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC purchased a new stake in Synopsys during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. acquired a new position in Synopsys during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, McIlrath & Eck LLC acquired a new position in Synopsys during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently commented on SNPS. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Synopsys from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 13th. Bank of America raised Synopsys from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their target price for the company from $525.00 to $500.00 in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Piper Sandler reduced their target price on Synopsys from $520.00 to $430.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Synopsys from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, KeyCorp increased their price objective on Synopsys from $575.00 to $600.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $531.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Synopsys news, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of Synopsys stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $530.00, for a total transaction of $132,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Synopsys

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Elliott Investment Management has built a multibillion‑dollar stake and will engage management to improve revenue generation, profitability and AI‑focused growth — this raises the prospect of corporate actions (monetization push, capital‑allocation changes) that can unlock shareholder value. How Elliott’s Activist Stake and AI Push At Synopsys (SNPS) Has Changed Its Investment Story
• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys announced a collaboration with Arm to support the new Arm AGI data‑center CPU across EDA, IP and hardware‑assisted verification — strengthens Synopsys’ addressable market in AI/data‑center chip design and reinforces its positioning in full‑stack solutions. Synopsys Supports New Arm AGI CPU with Full-Stack Design Solutions
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst write‑ups highlight accelerating AI tool adoption — Zacks notes Design Automation revenues surging and AI features helping chip designers move faster, which supports revenue upside for Synopsys’ software and services. Can Rising AI Tool Adoption Lift Synopsys’ Design Automation Revenues?
• Positive Sentiment: Market reaction: coverage reports an earlier stock jump tied to the Elliott stake (momentum and investor attention can drive near‑term upside as strategies are debated). Nvidia-Backed Synopsys Stock Jumps as Elliott Takes Multibillion-Dollar Stake
• Neutral Sentiment: Synopsys has been a trending stock on Zacks/Yahoo — increased attention can widen trading ranges but doesn’t guarantee direction. Here is What to Know Beyond Why Synopsys, Inc. (SNPS) is a Trending Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple short‑interest data snippets in feeds show anomalous/zero values and appear unreliable — no clear signal from short data reported here. (Monitor official exchange filings for accurate short interest.)
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical/market‑pattern commentary exists but is descriptive rather than news‑driving; useful for traders but less so for fundamental investors. Unlocking the Hidden Patterns in Synopsys Stock Movements
• Negative Sentiment: Relative‑value commentary compares Synopsys unfavorably to NVIDIA for AI exposure and data‑center dominance — could temper investor enthusiasm and cause SNPS to lag peers if investors rotate to higher‑growth AI chip names. Synopsys vs. NVIDIA: Which Chip Ecosystem Stock Is the Better Bet?

Synopsys Stock Down 1.3%

SNPS stock opened at $410.13 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $447.48 and its 200-day simple moving average is $453.75. The company has a market capitalization of $78.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 63.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 1.26. Synopsys, Inc. has a 12 month low of $365.74 and a 12 month high of $651.73.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The semiconductor company reported $3.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.56 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $2.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.39 billion. Synopsys had a net margin of 13.76% and a return on equity of 6.83%. The firm’s revenue was up 65.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 earnings per share for the current 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.