1,554,536 Shares in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Purchased by Norges Bank

Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 1,554,536 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $730,197,000.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Sowell Financial Services LLC boosted its stake in Synopsys by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 1,056 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $496,000 after acquiring an additional 21 shares in the last quarter. Natural Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of Synopsys by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. Natural Investments LLC now owns 482 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $226,000 after buying an additional 21 shares in the last quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Synopsys by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 335 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $157,000 after buying an additional 22 shares in the last quarter. Foronjy Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Synopsys by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. Foronjy Financial LLC now owns 446 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $210,000 after buying an additional 22 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barden Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Synopsys by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Barden Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,868 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $877,000 after buying an additional 23 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on SNPS shares. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Synopsys from $480.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Robert W. Baird set a $558.00 target price on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday. Piper Sandler upped their target price on shares of Synopsys from $430.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $600.00 price objective on shares of Synopsys and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Berenberg Bank set a $633.00 price objective on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Wednesday. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Synopsys has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $563.81.

More Synopsys News

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys said demand for AI chip design software is driving stronger business momentum, and it raised its annual forecast as a result. Synopsys raises annual forecast on demand for AI chip design software
• Positive Sentiment: The CFO highlighted that AI companies are increasingly using custom computer designs, a trend that could expand demand for Synopsys’ chip-design tools. AI Computer Design Diversity A Boon For Synopsys, Says CFO
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised price targets after the earnings report, signaling confidence in Synopsys’ longer-term growth outlook despite the stock’s recent weakness. Shares Fall, Targets Rise—Markets and Analysts Diverge on Synopsys
• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys also showcased new AI and multi-die design capabilities with Samsung Foundry, underscoring its role in advanced chip development. Synopsys Advances Power and Performance for AI and Multi-Die Designs on Latest Samsung Foundry Processes at SAFE Forum 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: The company beat fiscal Q2 estimates, with revenue up 41.9% year over year and EPS above expectations, but the market still sold the stock after the report. Synopsys Was the Worst S&P 500 Stock Thursday Despite Earnings Beat With AI and Merger in Focus
• Negative Sentiment: Investors appear wary about the company’s chip-IP business and the broader impact of integrating Ansys, which may be weighing on sentiment even after strong results. Synopsys slides even as Q2 results, guidance top estimates; adds activist to board

Synopsys Price Performance

SNPS stock opened at $475.62 on Monday. Synopsys, Inc. has a 52 week low of $376.18 and a 52 week high of $651.73. The company has a quick ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $459.53 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $454.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $91.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 110.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.75 and a beta of 1.22.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.15 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $2.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.25 billion. Synopsys had a net margin of 8.91% and a return on equity of 5.83%. Synopsys’s quarterly revenue was up 41.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $3.67 earnings per share. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.720-14.800 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.630-3.690 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.28 earnings per share 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.