NASDAQ:SNPS - Synopsys Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Synopsys announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase plan on Thursday, April 5th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase $500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 4.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, December, 4th. The semiconductor company reported $1.15 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.02. The semiconductor company had revenue of $851.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $847.34 million. Synopsys had a net margin of 15.84% and a return on equity of 13.54%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.78 EPS. View Synopsys' Earnings History.

Synopsys is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 19th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Synopsys.

Synopsys issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Wednesday, December, 4th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $5.18-5.25 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $5.07. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.6-3.65 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.62 billion.

8 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Synopsys' shares. Their forecasts range from $140.00 to $175.00. On average, they expect Synopsys' stock price to reach $158.25 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 4.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Synopsys.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Synopsys in the last year. There are currently 7 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Synopsys.

Media stories about SNPS stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Synopsys earned a daily sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the semiconductor company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Synopsys.

Synopsys saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,130,000 shares, an increase of 17.0% from the December 15th total of 1,820,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 961,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.2 days. Approximately 1.4% of the company's shares are short sold. View Synopsys' Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Synopsys investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Paypal (PYPL), Xilinx (XLNX), Alibaba Group (BABA), Micron Technology (MU), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), salesforce.com (CRM), Square (SQ), Adobe (ADBE) and Walt Disney (DIS).

Synopsys' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.10%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.10%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.04%), Contravisory Investment Management Inc. (0.04%) and Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI (0.02%). Company insiders that own Synopsys stock include Chi-Foon Chan, Chrysostomos L Nikias, Geus Aart De, John F Runkel Jr, John Schwarz, Joseph W Logan, Roy Vallee, 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, Winslow Evans & Crocker Inc., IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Contravisory Investment Management Inc., Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, First Hawaiian Bank, Monument Capital Management and IFP Advisors Inc. Company insiders that have sold Synopsys company stock in the last year include Chi-Foon Chan, Chrysostomos L Nikias, Geus Aart De, John F Runkel Jr, John Schwarz, Roy Vallee, Steven Walske, Sudhindra Kankanwadi and Trac Pham. 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., Artemis Investment Management LLP, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, Polianta Ltd, Sciencast Management LP, Diversified Trust Co, Gradient Investments LLC and AE Wealth Management 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of SNPS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $151.86.

Synopsys has a market capitalization of $22.86 billion and generates $3.36 billion in revenue each year. The semiconductor company earns $532.37 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.45 on an earnings per share basis. Synopsys employs 13,896 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Synopsys.

The official website for Synopsys is http://www.synopsys.com/.

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]