Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Shares Bought by Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.

Key Points

• Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management raised its stake in Synopsys by 11.1% in Q4 to 1,445,653 shares (about 0.76% ownership), a position valued at roughly $694.5 million.
• Several other large institutions—including Vanguard, Victory Capital, Coatue, Capital Research and State Street—also materially increased holdings, leaving institutional and hedge fund ownership at about 85.47% of the float.
• Synopsys topped Q4 estimates with $3.77 EPS (vs. $3.56 expected) and $2.41B revenue (up 65.6% YoY), set FY2026 EPS guidance of 14.38–14.46, and trades with a market cap near $96.3B and a P/E of 78.03.

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS - Free Report) by 11.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 1,445,653 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 144,425 shares during the quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. owned about 0.76% of Synopsys worth $694,521,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Synopsys by 20.7% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,181,185 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $8,970,415,000 after purchasing an additional 3,120,401 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Synopsys by 238.8% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,824,349 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,393,506,000 after acquiring an additional 1,990,608 shares in the last quarter. Coatue Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Synopsys during the 3rd quarter valued at $892,605,000. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its position in Synopsys by 226.6% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 2,524,512 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,245,533,000 after purchasing an additional 1,751,432 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp increased its holdings in Synopsys by 20.6% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,760,358 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $4,322,273,000 after purchasing an additional 1,493,912 shares in the last quarter. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Synopsys Stock Performance

NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $502.51 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The company has a 50-day moving average of $431.32 and a 200-day moving average of $446.18. Synopsys, Inc. has a twelve month low of $376.18 and a twelve month high of $651.73. The firm has a market cap of $96.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 78.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 1.25.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The semiconductor company reported $3.77 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.56 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $2.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.39 billion. Synopsys had a net margin of 13.76% and a return on equity of 6.83%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 65.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.03 earnings per share. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.380-14.460 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.110-3.170 EPS. Analysts forecast that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on SNPS. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $600.00 target price on Synopsys and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Rosenblatt Securities dropped their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $560.00 to $530.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. HSBC downgraded shares of Synopsys from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $455.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating and set a $480.00 target price (down from $550.00) on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $531.00.

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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