Buckland Partners Management Co LLC Makes New Investment in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Key Points

• Buckland Partners Management purchased 33,000 Synopsys shares during the second quarter, valued at approximately $14.7 million. The position represents about 7.2% of the firm’s portfolio, while institutional investors collectively own 85.47% of SNPS.
• Synopsys reported quarterly EPS of $3.35, beating estimates by $0.20, on revenue of $2.28 billion, up 41.9% year over year. The company issued fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $14.72–$14.80.
• Analyst sentiment remains positive, with a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $565.06, compared with the stock’s reported price of $413.22. Recent targets range as high as $633.

Buckland Partners Management Co LLC bought a new stake in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 33,000 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $14,720,000. Synopsys makes up about 7.2% of Buckland Partners Management Co LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of SNPS. Sankala Group LLC purchased a new stake in Synopsys during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in Synopsys by 96.4% in 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 during the last quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Synopsys during the second quarter worth $28,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Synopsys in the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Synopsys during the 4th quarter worth $32,000. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Synopsys Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $413.22 on Tuesday. Synopsys, Inc. has a twelve month low of $366.00 and a twelve month 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 company has a market cap of $79.12 billion, a PE ratio of 95.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.23. The company's 50 day moving average is $424.42 and its 200 day moving average is $442.30.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.15 by $0.20. Synopsys had a net margin of 8.91% and a return on equity of 5.83%. The business had revenue of $2.28 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.25 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.67 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 41.9% on a year-over-year basis. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.720-14.800 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.630-3.690 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.65 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have commented on SNPS. Piper Sandler upgraded Synopsys from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price target for the company from $450.00 to $550.00 in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and set a $580.00 price target on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Synopsys from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on shares of Synopsys from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Berenberg Bank set a $633.00 target price on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $565.06.

Insider Transactions at Synopsys

In other news, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 75,020 shares of the company's stock, valued at $34,431,179.20. The trade was a 16.29% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available 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 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 sale, the chief financial officer owned 14,358 shares in the company, valued at $6,461,387.16. The trade was a 19.12% decrease in their position. 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. Company insiders own 0.56% of the company's stock.

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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