Centaurus Financial Inc. Acquires Shares of 1,782 Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Centaurus Financial Inc. bought a new position in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 1,782 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $795,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in SNPS. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Synopsys during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $747,400,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Synopsys in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $730,197,000. Man Group plc purchased a new position in Synopsys in the second quarter worth $55,900,000. SBI Okasan Asset Management Co.Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Synopsys during the fourth quarter worth $1,699,000. Finally, Czech National Bank increased its position in shares of Synopsys by 4.6% during the second quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 54,526 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $24,322,000 after purchasing an additional 2,421 shares in the last quarter. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

More Synopsys News

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong Q3 performance: Synopsys reported adjusted earnings of $3.91 per share versus expectations of $3.67, while revenue reached $2.48 billion, up 42.4% year over year and ahead of estimates. Strength in electronic design automation (EDA) and the Ansys acquisition supported the results. SNPS Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates on EDA and Ansys Strength
• Positive Sentiment: Higher outlook and AI momentum: Management raised fiscal 2026 guidance, citing accelerating EDA demand, recovering Design IP activity, interest in agentic AI and additional opportunities from integrating Ansys. Fiscal 2026 EPS guidance is $15.04–$15.10, with revenue guidance reportedly raised to approximately $9.72 billion. SNPS Q3 Earnings Call Highlights EDA Acceleration, Outlook Raised
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and strategic support: Goldman Sachs, Benchmark and Needham reaffirmed Buy ratings, with price targets ranging from $570 to $600. Elliott Investment Management also reportedly built a multibillion-dollar position, betting Synopsys can narrow its discount to peers. Elliott Bets Multibillion-Dollar Position on Closing Synopsys’ Peer Discount
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentators view Synopsys as a key supplier to major technology companies, including Nvidia, and believe Ansys has strengthened its competitive moat; however, the acquisition’s full contribution depends on successful integration and future synergies. SNPS in Right Place, Right Time?
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and peer concerns: Following the earnings rally, investors are refocusing on valuation, with Synopsys trading at a high earnings multiple. A comparison with PDF Solutions also highlighted stronger growth and margin improvement at the smaller rival, potentially limiting near-term enthusiasm for SNPS. SNPS vs. PDFS: Which Semiconductor Software Stock Has an Edge?

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SNPS has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on Synopsys from $535.00 to $450.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Citigroup upped their target price on Synopsys from $600.00 to $610.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $570.00 price target on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Synopsys from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Piper Sandler upgraded Synopsys from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $450.00 to $550.00 in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $561.28.

Synopsys Trading Down 4.8%

NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $442.61 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $84.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 78.20, a PEG ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. Synopsys, Inc. has a 12 month low of $366.00 and a 12 month high of $615.79. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $416.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of $440.13.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.67 by $0.24. The firm had revenue of $2.48 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.44 billion. Synopsys had a return on equity of 6.24% and a net margin of 11.43%.The firm’s revenue was up 42.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.39 EPS. Synopsys has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 4.100-4.160 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 15.040-15.100 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Synopsys

In related news, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of Synopsys stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $458.96, for a total transaction of $6,702,192.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 75,020 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $34,431,179.20. The trade was a 16.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 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. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,394 shares of the company’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 value of $1,527,367.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 14,358 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,461,387.16. This represents a 19.12% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Synopsys

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.