B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Invests $6.18 Million in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG acquired a new position in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 13,863 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $6,184,000.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Synopsys by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,464,862 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $8,673,315,000 after buying an additional 283,677 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Synopsys in the 2nd quarter valued at $7,228,099,000. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Synopsys by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,788,890 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $4,128,317,000 after buying an additional 28,532 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley raised its position in shares of Synopsys by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 4,573,980 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,148,491,000 after acquiring an additional 109,917 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Synopsys by 1.3% during 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. Institutional investors own 85.47% of the company's stock.

Synopsys Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of SNPS stock opened at $397.87 on Friday. Synopsys, Inc. has a 52-week low of $366.00 and a 52-week high of $615.79. The stock has a market cap of $76.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 92.10, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.23. The firm's 50-day moving average is $419.73 and its 200-day moving average is $440.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 1.43.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS - Get Free Report) last posted 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. The business had revenue of $2.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.25 billion. Synopsys had a return on equity of 5.83% and a net margin of 8.91%.Synopsys's quarterly revenue was up 41.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $3.67 earnings per share. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.720-14.800 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.630-3.690 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.65 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Synopsys

In other Synopsys news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,394 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the chief financial officer directly 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available 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 company'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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 75,020 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,431,179.20. This represents a 16.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 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. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on SNPS shares. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price target on Synopsys from $530.00 to $575.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. KeyCorp reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of Synopsys in a report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Synopsys from $535.00 to $450.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of Synopsys from $525.00 to $500.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $563.59.

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.

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