NASDAQ:SNPS - Synopsys Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Synopsys declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Thursday, April 5th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 4.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $1.08 EPS for the quarter, meeting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.08. The semiconductor company had revenue of $776.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $775.60 million. Synopsys had a net margin of 3.25% and a return on equity of 6.55%. The business's revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.88 EPS. View Synopsys' Earnings History.

Synopsys is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August, 14th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Synopsys.

Synopsys issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 23rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $3.76-3.83 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $3.72. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.07-3.10 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.94 billion.Synopsys also updated its Q3 guidance to $0.89-0.93 EPS.

6 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for Synopsys' stock. Their forecasts range from $87.00 to $120.00. On average, they expect Synopsys' stock price to reach $104.3333 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 13.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Synopsys.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Synopsys in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

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News articles about SNPS stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Synopsys earned a media sentiment score of 0.10 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the semiconductor company an impact score of 44.94 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.

Synopsys' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Swedbank (1.95%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.26%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.22%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.19%), Contravisory Investment Management Inc. (0.04%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%). Company insiders that own Synopsys stock include Alfred Castino, Brian M Beattie, Chi-Foon Chan, Chrysostomos L Nikias, Geus Aart De, John F Runkel Jr, John Schwarz, Joseph W Logan, Steven Walske, Sudhindra Kankanwadi and Trac Pham. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Synopsys.

SNPS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Fisher Asset Management LLC, Contravisory Investment Management Inc. and Gateway Investment Advisers LLC. Company insiders that have sold Synopsys company stock in the last year include Chi-Foon Chan, Chrysostomos L Nikias, John F Runkel Jr, Joseph W Logan and Steven Walske. View Insider Buying and Selling for Synopsys.

SNPS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Swedbank, Bank of Montreal Can, Clinton Group Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Dorsey Wright & Associates, IFM Investors Pty Ltd and Atria Investments LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Synopsys.

Shares of SNPS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of SNPS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $92.11.

Synopsys has a market capitalization of $13.62 billion and generates $2.72 billion in revenue each year. The semiconductor company earns $136.56 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.88 on an earnings per share basis. Synopsys employs 11,686 workers across the globe.

Synopsys' mailing address is 690 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA, 94043. The semiconductor company can be reached via phone at 650-584-5000 or via email at [email protected]