Synopsys (SNPS) Projected to Post Earnings on Wednesday

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS - Get Free Report) is projected to post its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, May 28th. Analysts expect Synopsys to post earnings of $3.39 per share and revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter.

Synopsys Trading Down 0.1%

SNPS stock opened at $515.61 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $79.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.51, a PEG ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 1.16. Synopsys has a 12 month low of $365.74 and a 12 month high of $624.80. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $447.85 and a two-hundred day moving average of $489.13.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 11,366 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $463.75, for a total transaction of $5,270,982.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 70,922 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $32,890,077.50. This trade represents a 13.81% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Geus Aart De sold 15,705 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $444.42, for a total transaction of $6,979,616.10. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 116,671 shares of the company's stock, valued at $51,850,925.82. The trade was a 11.86% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.62% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Synopsys

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SNPS. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its position in Synopsys by 11.6% in the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 760 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $326,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in Synopsys by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 921 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $447,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in Synopsys by 15.1% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,010 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,291,000 after buying an additional 395 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.47% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have commented on SNPS. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $540.00 to $520.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 27th. KeyCorp increased their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $555.00 to $575.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $625.00 to $590.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 24th. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $655.00 to $653.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $550.00 price objective on shares of Synopsys in a report on Monday, April 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Synopsys currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $614.86.

Synopsys Company Profile

Synopsys, Inc provides electronic design automation software products used to design and test integrated circuits. It operates in three segments: Design Automation, Design IP, and Software Integrity. The company offers Digital and Custom IC Design solution that provides digital design implementation solutions; Verification solution that offers virtual prototyping, static and formal verification, simulation, emulation, field programmable gate array (FPGA)-based prototyping, and debug solutions; and FPGA design products that are programmed to perform specific functions.

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