Synopsys (SNPS) Stock Forecast, Price & News

11 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Synopsys in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 10 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" SNPS shares.
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11 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for Synopsys' stock. Their SNPS share price forecasts range from $400.00 to $551.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $475.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 5.5% from the stock's current price.
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Synopsys' stock was trading at $319.29 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, SNPS stock has increased by 41.2% and is now trading at $450.72.
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Synopsys saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,600,000 shares, an increase of 32.2% from the August 31st total of 1,210,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 780,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.0 days. Currently, 1.1% of the company's shares are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 29th 2023.
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Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 16th. The semiconductor company reported $2.88 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.74 by $0.14. The semiconductor company earned $1.49 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.48 billion. Synopsys had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.01% and a net margin of 18.71%. Synopsys's revenue was up 19.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.43 earnings per share.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) stock in their portfolio include Invesco Dynamic Software ETF (PSJ), ProShares Nasdaq-100 Dorsey Wright Momentum ETF (QQQA), Mohr Growth ETF (MOHR), Franklin Intelligent Machines ETF (IQM), BlackRock Future Tech ETF (BTEK), Invesco Focused Discovery Growth ETF (IVDG), Columbia Seligman Semiconductor and Technology ETF (SEMI) and VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH).

Synopsys announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, September 1st 2022, which authorizes the company to repurchase $1,500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 2.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Synopsys issued an update on its FY23 earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 16th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $11.04-11.09 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.82. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.81-5.84 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.82 billion.

1,170 employees have rated Synopsys Chief Executive Officer Dr. Aart J. de Geus and Dr. Chi-Foon Chan on Glassdoor.com. Dr. Aart J. de Geus and Dr. Chi-Foon Chan has an approval rating of 95% among the company's employees. This puts Dr. Aart J. de Geus and Dr. Chi-Foon Chan in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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Synopsys trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "SNPS."

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One share of SNPS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $450.72.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) has a market capitalization of $68.55 billion and generates $5.08 billion in revenue each year. The semiconductor company earns $984.59 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.67 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 19,000 workers across the globe.

Synopsys' mailing address is 690 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA, 94043. The official website for the company is www.synopsys.com. The semiconductor company can be reached via phone at (650) 584-5000, via email at synopsys-ir@synopsys.com, or via fax at 650-965-8637.