E Fund Management Co. Ltd. Makes New Investment in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Key Points

• E Fund Management purchased 11,915 Synopsys shares during the second quarter, worth approximately $5.3 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 85.47% of the company.
• Synopsys reported quarterly adjusted earnings of $3.35 per share and revenue of $2.28 billion, exceeding analyst estimates; revenue rose 41.9% year over year. The company provided FY 2026 EPS guidance of $14.72–$14.80.
• Analysts maintain a generally positive view, with a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating and an average price target of $563.59 versus the stock’s recent price of $401.24. Shares have declined 0.8% and remain below their 50- and 200-day moving averages.

E Fund Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 11,915 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $5,315,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in SNPS. Foronjy Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Synopsys by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Foronjy Financial LLC now owns 446 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $210,000 after buying an additional 22 shares during the period. AGH Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Synopsys by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. AGH Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 569 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $226,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares during the period. Hardy Reed LLC lifted its position in shares of Synopsys by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Hardy Reed LLC now owns 3,309 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,554,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the period. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Synopsys by 16.9% during the fourth quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 180 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $85,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Synopsys by 17.8% in the fourth quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 172 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $81,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.47% of the company's stock.

Synopsys Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of NASDAQ SNPS opened at $401.24 on Thursday. Synopsys, Inc. has a one year low of $366.00 and a one year high of $615.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 1.32. The business's fifty day moving average price is $422.02 and its 200-day moving average price is $440.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.83 billion, a PE ratio of 92.88, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.23.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.15 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $2.28 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.25 billion. Synopsys had a return on equity of 5.83% and a net margin of 8.91%.The firm's revenue was up 41.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.67 EPS. 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, equities research analysts anticipate that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.65 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently commented on SNPS. Robert W. Baird set a $558.00 target price on Synopsys in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Zacks Research upgraded Synopsys from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price objective on Synopsys from $530.00 to $575.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Piper Sandler raised Synopsys from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their target price for the stock from $450.00 to $550.00 in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Synopsys from $535.00 to $450.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. One 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 issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $563.59.

Insider Buying and Selling at Synopsys

In other news, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $458.96, for a total transaction of $6,702,192.88. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 75,020 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $34,431,179.20. The trade was a 16.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 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 on Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.02, for a total transaction 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 $6,461,387.16. This trade represents a 19.12% 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. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Synopsys 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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