Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. Takes $9.43 Million Position in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 21,134 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,427,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in SNPS. Sankala Group LLC bought a new position in Synopsys during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in Synopsys by 96.4% in the 2nd quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 55 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Synopsys in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. IMG Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Synopsys in the 1st quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. 85.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SNPS has been the topic of a number of research reports. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Rosenblatt Securities raised their target price on Synopsys from $530.00 to $575.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their price target on shares of Synopsys from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Berenberg Bank set a $633.00 price target on shares of Synopsys in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $565.06.

Insider Buying and Selling at Synopsys

In other news, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $458.96, for a total value of $6,702,192.88. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 75,020 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,431,179.20. The trade was a 16.29% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible 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 company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.02, for a total transaction of $1,527,367.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,358 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,461,387.16. The trade was a 19.12% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Synopsys Trading Up 2.4%

SNPS stock opened at $421.50 on Friday. Synopsys, Inc. has a 1-year low of $366.00 and a 1-year high of $626.24. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The business’s 50 day moving average is $425.63 and its 200-day moving average is $443.35. The firm has a market cap of $80.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 97.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.23.

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

Trending Headlines about Synopsys

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About Synopsys

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.