Retail Employees Superannuation Pty Ltd as trustee for Retail Employees Superannuation Trust Acquires New Holdings in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Retail Employees Superannuation Pty Ltd as trustee for Retail Employees Superannuation Trust acquired a new stake in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 15,679 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,365,000. Synopsys comprises approximately 2.0% of Retail Employees Superannuation Pty Ltd as trustee for Retail Employees Superannuation Trust’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in SNPS. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new position in shares of Synopsys in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Oakworth Capital Inc. raised its stake in shares of Synopsys by 3,700.0% in the 4th quarter. Oakworth Capital Inc. now owns 76 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 74 shares in the last quarter. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp bought a new position in shares of Synopsys in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $38,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Synopsys by 128.6% in the 4th quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 80 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WealthCollab LLC raised its stake in shares of Synopsys by 110.8% in the 3rd quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 78 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. 85.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on SNPS shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Synopsys from $450.00 to $505.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Berenberg Bank set a $633.00 price target on Synopsys in a research report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $480.00 price target (down from $550.00) on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, HSBC downgraded Synopsys from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $455.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Synopsys currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $544.88.

Key Headlines Impacting Synopsys

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys beat Q2 expectations, reporting non-GAAP EPS of $3.35 versus estimates around $3.17 and revenue of $2.276 billion versus consensus near $2.25 billion, showing continued demand for its chip design software. Reuters article
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised FY2026 guidance, now projecting EPS of $14.72 to $14.80 and revenue of roughly $9.6 billion to $9.7 billion, signaling confidence in AI-driven demand and operating momentum. Press release
• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys reached a cooperation agreement with Elliott Investment Management and added Elliott partner Jesse Cohn to its board, which could support efforts to improve margins, governance, and shareholder value. Reuters article
• Neutral Sentiment: Despite the strong report, the stock is reacting cautiously, suggesting some investors may be taking profits after a large run-up and waiting for proof that growth can hold up after the Ansys-related integration and portfolio changes.
• Negative Sentiment: The market may be weighing that Q2 EPS of $3.35 was still below the prior-year $3.67, which can temper enthusiasm even with a beat versus estimates. Zacks article

Synopsys Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $525.92 on Thursday. Synopsys, Inc. has a 1-year low of $376.18 and a 1-year high of $651.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $100.75 billion, a PE ratio of 81.66, a PEG ratio of 4.38 and a beta of 1.25. The business’s 50 day moving average is $457.56 and its 200-day moving average is $453.69. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.15 by $0.20. Synopsys had a return on equity of 6.83% and a net margin of 13.76%.The company had revenue of $2.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.25 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.67 EPS. Synopsys’s revenue for the quarter 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. Sell-side analysts predict that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Synopsys Company 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.