834,494 Shares in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Bought by Deutsche Bank AG

Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new position in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 834,494 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $372,243,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Synopsys during the 2nd quarter valued at $747,400,000. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its position in Synopsys by 31.8% in the 4th quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 14,810 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $6,957,000 after acquiring an additional 3,575 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Synopsys in the fourth quarter worth $730,197,000. SBI Okasan Asset Management Co.Ltd. purchased a new stake in Synopsys in the fourth quarter worth $1,699,000. Finally, Mizuho Markets Americas LLC bought a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the first quarter worth $20,182,000. 85.47% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, 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 value of $1,527,367.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 14,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,461,387.16. This represents a 19.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 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. Insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Synopsys from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Citigroup increased their price objective on Synopsys from $600.00 to $610.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Synopsys from $535.00 to $450.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Synopsys currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $565.06.

Synopsys Price Performance

Shares of SNPS stock opened at $413.22 on Tuesday. Synopsys, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $366.00 and a fifty-two week high of $626.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $79.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 95.65, a PEG ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 1.43. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $424.42 and its 200-day simple moving average is $442.30.

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