American Capital Management Inc. Acquires Shares of 19,196 Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Key Points

• American Capital Management acquired 19,196 Synopsys shares during the second quarter, valued at approximately $8.6 million. Institutional investors collectively own 85.47% of the company.
• Synopsys exceeded quarterly expectations with $3.91 EPS on $2.48 billion in revenue, up 42.4% year over year. Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus, with an average price target of $563.59.
• SNPS opened at $410, well below its one-year high of $615.79, while CEO Sassine Ghazi and CFO Shelagh Glaser sold shares through pre-arranged plans to cover tax obligations.

American Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 19,196 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $8,563,000.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Sankala Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Synopsys in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Synopsys by 96.4% during the second quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 55 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Osbon Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the second quarter worth about $25,000. IMG Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Synopsys in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Synopsys in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.47% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SNPS has been the subject of several analyst reports. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Synopsys from $600.00 to $610.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Berenberg Bank set a $633.00 price target on Synopsys in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Synopsys from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, August 21st. Piper Sandler upgraded shares of Synopsys from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $450.00 to $550.00 in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Synopsys presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $563.59.

Synopsys Trading Up 0.3%

NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $410.00 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $78.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 94.91, a PEG ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.23. The business's 50-day moving average price is $416.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $439.84. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. Synopsys, Inc. has a 1-year low of $366.00 and a 1-year high of $615.79.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.67 by $0.24. The firm had revenue of $2.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.44 billion. Synopsys had a net margin of 8.91% and a return on equity of 5.83%. The business's revenue was up 42.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.39 earnings per share. Synopsys has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 4.100-4.160 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 15.040-15.100 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $458.96, for a total value of $6,702,192.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 75,020 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $34,431,179.20. This represents a 16.29% decrease in their position. The transaction 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. 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 stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The shares were 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 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 0.56% of the company's stock.

More Synopsys News

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys reported fiscal Q3 revenue of $2.477 billion, up 42.4% year over year, while non-GAAP EPS of $3.91 exceeded the $3.67 consensus estimate. Design Automation was the primary contributor, indicating broad demand for chip-design software. Synopsys Posts Financial Results for Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised its fiscal 2026 outlook to approximately $9.715 billion in revenue and $15.07 in non-GAAP EPS at the midpoints. The company also projected fourth-quarter EPS of $4.10-$4.16, above the $3.78 analyst consensus, citing continued AI-driven demand and benefits from the Ansys business. Synopsys raises annual forecasts on AI-driven chip design software demand
• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys continues to position AI as a growth driver, saying customers are achieving substantial productivity gains and that engineering workflows are moving toward more autonomous systems. Nvidia’s reported $2 billion investment in Synopsys also reinforces the strategic importance of AI-powered design and simulation. Nvidia's $2 Billion Synopsys Bet Signals AI's Next Frontier
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains favorable: Rosenblatt reaffirmed a Buy rating and set a $575 price target. However, SNPS trades at a high earnings multiple, leaving the shares sensitive to guidance, execution and valuation concerns. Rosenblatt Reiterates Buy Rating on Synopsys
• Negative Sentiment: The stock declined even after the earnings beat and guidance increase. The reaction indicates that strong results may already have been priced in, while full-year revenue guidance was broadly aligned with expectations and fourth-quarter revenue guidance of $2.53-$2.58 billion did not clearly exceed consensus. Synopsys slides even as it boosts full-year guidance

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.

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