APG Asset Management N.V. Increases Stake in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

APG Asset Management N.V. raised its stake in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 11.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 164,485 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,422 shares during the quarter. APG Asset Management N.V. owned 0.09% of Synopsys worth $81,155,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Synopsys by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 921 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $447,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 11.6% during the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 760 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $326,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Synopsys by 15.1% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,010 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,291,000 after purchasing an additional 395 shares during the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC grew its stake in shares of Synopsys by 423.1% in the second quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 68 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC increased its holdings in Synopsys by 13.9% during the 2nd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 17,205 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,821,000 after purchasing an additional 2,105 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on SNPS shares. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $480.00 price objective (down from $550.00) on shares of Synopsys in a report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Synopsys from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $600.00 price target on Synopsys and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Synopsys from $500.00 to $450.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Synopsys from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $531.00.

Synopsys News Summary

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

Insider Transactions at Synopsys

In other news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $460.77, for a total value of $1,685,035.89. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 17,842 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,221,058.34. The trade was a 17.01% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $530.00, for a total value of $132,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 11,959 shares in the company, valued at $6,338,270. The trade was a 2.05% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 4,157 shares of company stock worth $1,945,036. Corporate insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

Synopsys Price Performance

Shares of SNPS stock opened at $414.00 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $471.21 and its 200 day moving average is $476.21. The company has a quick ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The stock has a market cap of $79.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.29, a PEG ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 1.12. Synopsys, Inc. has a twelve month low of $365.74 and a twelve month high of $651.73.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last announced its 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 firm had revenue of $2.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.39 billion. Synopsys had a net margin of 13.76% and a return on equity of 7.49%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 65.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.03 EPS. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.380-14.460 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.110-3.170 EPS. Research analysts expect that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Synopsys 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.