Ieq Capital LLC Takes $42.74 Million Position in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Ieq Capital LLC bought a new position in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 95,821 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,742,000. Ieq Capital LLC owned about 0.05% of Synopsys at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sankala Group LLC bought a new stake in Synopsys in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Synopsys by 96.4% during the 2nd quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 55 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Synopsys during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Synopsys in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Synopsys in the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Berenberg Bank set a $633.00 price target on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Wednesday. BNP Paribas Exane upped their target price on shares of Synopsys from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $580.00 price target on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price target on Synopsys from $515.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $563.59.

Insider Activity at Synopsys

In related news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,394 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.02, for a total transaction of $1,527,367.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,461,387.16. This trade represents a 19.12% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 75,020 shares of the company’s stock, 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. Corporate insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Synopsys Price Performance

SNPS stock opened at $397.87 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $76.18 billion, a PE ratio of 92.10, a P/E/G ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.23. Synopsys, Inc. has a 12 month low of $366.00 and a 12 month high of $615.79. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $419.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $440.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33.

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

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.