Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Shares Purchased by China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd.

Key Points

• China Universal Asset Management boosted its stake in Synopsys by 31.8% in Q4, purchasing 3,575 shares to hold 14,810 shares valued at about $6.96 million.
• Synopsys beat Q4 estimates with EPS of $3.77 (vs. $3.56) and revenue of $2.41B (up 65.6% YoY) and issued FY2026 guidance of 14.380–14.460 EPS and Q2 guidance of 3.110–3.170 EPS.
• The stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" with an average price target of $531, and institutional investors own roughly 85.47% of the company.

China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS - Free Report) by 31.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 14,810 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 3,575 shares during the period. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd.'s holdings in Synopsys were worth $6,957,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SNPS. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Synopsys by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 921 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $447,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its position in Synopsys by 11.6% in the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 760 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $326,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in Synopsys by 15.1% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,010 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,291,000 after purchasing an additional 395 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd lifted its position in Synopsys by 9.2% in the second quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 758 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $389,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the period. Finally, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina lifted its position in Synopsys by 2.1% in the second quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 72,095 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $36,962,000 after purchasing an additional 1,505 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.47% of the company's stock.

Synopsys Price Performance

SNPS stock opened at $456.85 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $424.75 and a 200-day moving average of $445.17. Synopsys, Inc. has a 12-month low of $376.18 and a 12-month high of $651.73. 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 market cap of $87.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 70.94, a PEG ratio of 3.90 and a beta of 1.15.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on SNPS shares. HSBC downgraded shares of Synopsys from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $455.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $600.00 price objective on shares of Synopsys and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $520.00 to $430.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an "equal weight" rating and set a $480.00 price target (down from $550.00) on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight 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 currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $531.00.

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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