Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Lowers Position in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lowered its position in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 85.4% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 15,615 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 91,219 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $6,965,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of SNPS. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the second quarter valued at approximately $7,228,099,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the 2nd quarter worth $747,400,000. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the 4th quarter worth $730,197,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in shares of Synopsys in the 2nd quarter worth about $692,074,000. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 20.6% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,760,358 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,322,273,000 after buying an additional 1,493,912 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Synopsys News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street analysts see approximately 25% potential upside based on the average price target. Synopsys maintains a “Moderate Buy” consensus, with several firms reiterating Buy ratings; Robert W. Baird upgraded the stock to Outperform and raised its target to $560. Wall Street Analysts See a 25.39% Upside in Synopsys
• Positive Sentiment: A recent analysis argues that the market may be underestimating Synopsys’ AI-related chip-design opportunity. The company’s latest revenue growth substantially exceeded that of a major electronic-design-automation rival, potentially supporting a valuation re-rating. The Market May Be Underestimating This AI Chip-Design Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys’ latest quarterly results provide fundamental support: adjusted EPS of $3.91 exceeded expectations of $3.67, revenue reached $2.48 billion versus a $2.44 billion estimate, and revenue increased 42.4% year over year.
• Neutral Sentiment: A look at Synopsys’ decade-long investment returns highlights its strong long-term performance, but the retrospective analysis is unlikely to materially affect near-term trading. Here’s How Much You’d Have If You Invested $1000 in Synopsys a Decade Ago
• Negative Sentiment: Executive Chair Aart de Geus sold a combined 49,641 shares for roughly $21.4 million across transactions on August 31 and September 1. The sales reduced his holdings by about 17%; however, both transactions were made under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, which reduces their significance as a discretionary bearish signal. Synopsys SEC Insider Sale Filing
• Negative Sentiment: Synopsys is exposed to a broader semiconductor-sector pullback as rising global bond yields pressure high-multiple technology stocks. With a P/E ratio above 70 and the shares below their 200-day moving average, valuation and interest-rate sensitivity remain risks. Semiconductor Stocks Slide as Global Bond Selloff Lifts Yields

Synopsys Trading Up 0.3%

NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $415.97 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $79.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 73.49, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.23. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $414.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $439.94. Synopsys, Inc. has a 1 year low of $366.00 and a 1 year high of $615.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 1.24.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.67 by $0.24. Synopsys had a return on equity of 6.24% and a net margin of 11.43%.The company had revenue of $2.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.44 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.39 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 42.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Synopsys has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 4.100-4.160 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 15.040-15.100 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Synopsys, Inc. will post 11 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Synopsys

In other news, insider Geus Aart De sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $441.76, for a total value of $11,044,000.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 120,421 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $53,197,180.96. This represents a 17.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $34,431,179.20. This trade represents a 16.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 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 sold 92,638 shares of company stock valued at $40,747,732 in the last quarter. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on SNPS shares. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Synopsys from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, August 21st. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price 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. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Synopsys from $525.00 to $500.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised shares of Synopsys from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $558.00 to $560.00 in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $561.28.

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.