Brookstone Capital Management Reduces Position in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Brookstone Capital Management lowered its position in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 90.9% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,920 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 19,113 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $856,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,464,862 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,673,315,000 after acquiring an additional 283,677 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its position in Synopsys by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,788,890 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,128,317,000 after purchasing an additional 28,532 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in Synopsys by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 4,573,980 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,148,491,000 after purchasing an additional 109,917 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Synopsys by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,310,846 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,017,256,000 after purchasing an additional 54,329 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp grew its position in Synopsys by 17.0% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,593,619 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,218,275,000 after purchasing an additional 376,711 shares during the last quarter. 85.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SNPS has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $580.00 price objective on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Synopsys from $480.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price target on Synopsys from $530.00 to $575.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Synopsys from $535.00 to $450.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Synopsys from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $565.06.

Synopsys Stock Up 0.3%

SNPS opened at $412.32 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 1.32. Synopsys, Inc. has a 12 month low of $366.00 and a 12 month high of $628.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $78.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 95.44, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.23. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $428.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of $444.13.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.15 by $0.20. Synopsys had a return on equity of 5.83% and a net margin of 8.91%.The firm had revenue of $2.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.25 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $3.67 earnings per share. Synopsys’s revenue was up 41.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.720-14.800 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.630-3.690 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Synopsys

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys is expanding its use of AI in chip design, verification and simulation. These tools can improve engineering productivity and reinforce the company’s role in the semiconductor supply chain as demand for AI chips grows. Can SNPS Leverage AI to Accelerate Chip Design and Drive Growth?
• Positive Sentiment: The company is making a major push into agentic AI engineering software, developed in collaboration with Nvidia. The technology could create new growth opportunities by automating portions of chip-to-system development and strengthening Synopsys’ exposure to AI infrastructure. Synopsys Bets Big on Agentic AI
• Positive Sentiment: Despite a recent decline in the shares, analysts and market commentary continue to point to Synopsys’ recurring revenue base, AI exposure and Ansys acquisition as supports for longer-term growth. Its latest reported quarter also included revenue growth of 41.9% year over year and an earnings beat.
• Positive Sentiment: The broader Nvidia-led AI ecosystem remains a potential tailwind for Synopsys because the company provides software used to design and validate advanced chips. Nvidia’s expanding influence in AI investment and data centers could increase demand for semiconductor design tools. Nvidia Will Be the World’s First $10 Trillion Company
• Neutral Sentiment: Synopsys announced that General Counsel Janet Lee will step down, with Cor… identified as part of the transition. The leadership change may receive limited market attention unless additional details indicate an operational or governance concern. Synopsys Announces Transition of General Counsel Role
• Neutral Sentiment: An average analyst price target of $570.06 suggests substantial potential upside, but the figure does not represent a new rating or estimate revision and therefore may have limited immediate impact.
• Negative Sentiment: Wells Fargo lowered its price target from $535 to $450 and maintained an “equal weight” rating. Although the revised target remains above the recent trading level, the cut signals more cautious expectations and may weigh on sentiment. Wells Fargo Price Target Update

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,394 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.02, for a total transaction of $1,527,367.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,461,387.16. This trade represents a 19.12% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $458.96, for a total value of $6,702,192.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 75,020 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,431,179.20. The trade was a 16.29% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Company insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Synopsys Profile

Synopsys, Inc is a leading provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software and semiconductor intellectual property (IP) used to design, verify and manufacture integrated circuits and complex systems-on-chip (SoCs). Its product portfolio spans tools and technologies for front‑end design and synthesis, simulation and verification, physical implementation and signoff, and design-for-manufacturability, enabling chip designers to move from architecture through tape‑out.

In addition to core EDA offerings, Synopsys supplies a broad set of semiconductor IP building blocks — such as interface, memory and analog/mixed-signal cores — that customers integrate into SoCs to accelerate development.