Synopsys (SNPS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It also provides intellectual property (IP) solutions for USB, PCI Express, DDR, Ethernet, MIPI, HDMI, and Bluetooth low energy applications; logic libraries and embedded memories; processor cores, software, and application-specific instruction-set processor tools for embedded applications; security IP solutions; IP solutions for automotive market; and system-on-chip (SoC) infrastructure IP, datapath and building block IP, and verification IP products, as well as mathematical and floating-point components, and Arm AMBA interconnect fabric and peripherals. In addition, the company offers HAPS FPGA-based prototyping systems; virtual prototyping solutions; and Platform Architect solutions for SoC architecture analysis and optimization, as well as optical products, and mechatronic simulations. Further, it provides security and quality testing products, managed services, programs and professional services, and training that enable its customers to detect and remediate security vulnerabilities, and defects in the software development lifecycle, as well as manufacturing solutions. Additionally, the company provides intelligent orchestration solution, software risk manager, and black duck software composition analysis tools. It serves electronics, financial services, automotive, medicine, energy, and industrial areas. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $595.10 to $613.83
• 50-Day Range: $470.53 to $645.35
• 52-Week Range: $365.74 to $651.73
• Volume: 1.66 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.43 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $93.27 billion
• P/E Ratio: 43.40
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $630.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Synopsys Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Synopsys scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 82nd out of 660 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Synopsys has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.93, and is based on 13 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Synopsys has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 22.74%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Synopsys are expected to grow by 22.74% in the coming year, from $10.64 to $13.06 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Synopsys is 43.40, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.87.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Synopsys is 43.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 52.12.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Synopsys has a PEG Ratio of 4.14. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Synopsys has a P/B Ratio of 10.27. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.58% of the float of Synopsys has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Synopsys has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Synopsys has recently decreased by 39.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Synopsys does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Synopsys does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.38

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.58% of the float of Synopsys has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Synopsys has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Synopsys has recently decreased by 39.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.48

News Sentiment

Synopsys has a news sentiment score of 1.48. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 41 news articles for Synopsys this week, compared to 37 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 19 people have searched for SNPS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -32% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 9 people have added Synopsys to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -68% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Synopsys insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $13,001,048.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.62% of the stock of Synopsys is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

85.47% of the stock of Synopsys is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SNPS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SNPS shares performed this year?

Synopsys' stock was trading at $485.36 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SNPS shares have increased by 23.9% and is now trading at $601.13.

How were Synopsys' earnings last quarter?

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) released its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 28th. The semiconductor company reported $3.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.40 by $0.27. The firm's revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Synopsys have any subsidiaries?

Synopsys subsidiaries include Moortec Semiconductor, Terrain EDA, Tinfoil Security, QTronic GmbH, PhoeniX Software, Kilopass Technology, Black Duck Software, and others.

Who are Synopsys' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Synopsys include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.71%), State Street Corp (4.68%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.29%) and Edgewood Management LLC (1.88%). Insiders that own company stock include Geus Aart De, Sassine Ghazi, John F Runkel Jr, Roy Vallee, Sudhindra Kankanwadi, Shelagh Glaser, Marc N Casper, Mercedes Johnson and Richard S Mahoney.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Synopsys?

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

What other stocks do shareholders of Synopsys own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Synopsys investors own include Salesforce (CRM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), QUALCOMM (QCOM) and CrowdStrike (CRWD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/28/2025
• Today: 8/20/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/20/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: COMP - SOFTWARE
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SNPS
• CIK: 883241
• Web: www.synopsys.com
• Phone: (650) 584-5000
• Fax: 650-965-8637
• Employees: 20,000
• Year Founded: 1986

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Synopsys: $630.67
• High Price Target: $715.00
• Low Price Target: $520.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.93
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $13.85
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 43.50
• Forward P/E Ratio: 56.44
• P/E Growth: 4.14
• Net Income: $2.26 billion
• Net Margins: 34.77%
• Pretax Margin: 22.54%
• Return on Equity: 17.09%
• Return on Assets: 9.98%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.01
• Current Ratio: 7.02
• Quick Ratio: 6.85

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.13 billion
• Price / Sales: 15.21
• Cash Flow: $12.29 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 48.86
• Book Value: $58.54 per share
• Price / Book: 10.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 155,160,000
• Free Float: 154,199,000
• Market Cap: $93.17 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.15