Maytus Capital Management LLC Acquires 1,200 Shares of Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Maytus Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 25.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 6,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,200 shares during the quarter. Maytus Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $2,818,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,464,862 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,673,315,000 after purchasing an additional 283,677 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Synopsys by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,788,890 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,128,317,000 after acquiring an additional 28,532 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in Synopsys by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 4,573,980 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,148,491,000 after acquiring an additional 109,917 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Synopsys by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,310,846 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,017,256,000 after acquiring an additional 54,329 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Synopsys by 238.8% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,824,349 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,393,506,000 after acquiring an additional 1,990,608 shares during the period. 85.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have weighed in on SNPS shares. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Synopsys from $505.00 to $535.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a report on Monday, June 8th. HSBC downgraded Synopsys from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $455.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Friday, February 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $600.00 target price on Synopsys and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Nine equities research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Synopsys presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $563.81.

Insider Activity at Synopsys

In other Synopsys news, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $458.96, for a total transaction of $6,702,192.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 75,020 shares in the company, valued at $34,431,179.20. This trade represents a 16.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,394 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.02, for a total value of $1,527,367.88. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 14,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,461,387.16. This represents a 19.12% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Synopsys

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys announced a collaboration with Murata Manufacturing to expand access to simulation models through Synopsys/Ansys electromagnetic and thermal analysis tools, a move that could strengthen adoption of its design software and deepen customer usage. Murata Collaborates with Synopsys to Provide Simulation Models Through Ansys Electromagnetic and Thermal Analysis Tools
• Neutral Sentiment: A valuation note said SNPS looks “fairly valued” on a DCF basis around $394, suggesting the stock may not be deeply undervalued after its recent pullback. SNPS Fairly Valued by DCF at 394
• Neutral Sentiment: Brokerage coverage remains mixed, with the consensus rating still at “Hold” despite several higher price targets from analysts. Synopsys: Long-Term Opportunity Outweighs Near-Term Headwinds
• Negative Sentiment: Recent insider selling by top executives may be creating near-term pressure on the shares, even though the transactions were pre-planned and not necessarily a sign of weakening fundamentals. Top Synopsys Executive Makes Major Move With Insider Stock Sale

Synopsys Stock Performance

Shares of SNPS opened at $448.38 on Wednesday. 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 business has a 50-day simple moving average of $475.78 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $461.46. The stock has a market cap of $85.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 103.79, a PEG ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.22. Synopsys, Inc. has a 52 week low of $376.18 and a 52 week high of $651.73.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.15 by $0.20. Synopsys had a return on equity of 5.83% and a net margin of 8.91%.The firm had revenue of $2.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.25 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.67 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 41.9% on a year-over-year basis. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.720-14.800 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.630-3.690 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.65 EPS 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.