Synopsys (SNPS) Projected to Post Earnings on Wednesday

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) is expected to be announcing its Q3 2025 earnings results before the market opens on Wednesday, August 20th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $3.84 per share and revenue of $1.77 billion for the quarter. Synopsys has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.110-15.190 EPS and its Q3 2025 guidance at 3.820-3.87 EPS.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 28th. The semiconductor company reported $3.67 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.40 by $0.27. The firm had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.60 billion. Synopsys had a return on equity of 17.09% and a net margin of 34.77%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $3.00 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Synopsys to post $11 EPS for the current fiscal year and $13 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Synopsys Stock Performance

SNPS opened at $625.80 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $97.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.08 and a beta of 1.15. Synopsys has a 1-year low of $365.74 and a 1-year high of $651.73. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $550.67 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $495.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 7.02 and a quick ratio of 6.85.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $660.00 price target (up previously from $650.00) on shares of Synopsys in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Mizuho dropped their price target on Synopsys from $650.00 to $600.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Bank of America upped their price target on Synopsys from $575.00 to $625.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. KeyCorp upped their price target on Synopsys from $540.00 to $610.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Synopsys in a report on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $620.00 price target on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $630.67.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CRO Richard S. Mahoney sold 9,010 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $471.21, for a total transaction of $4,245,602.10. Following the completion of the sale, the executive directly owned 1,485 shares in the company, valued at approximately $699,746.85. This trade represents a 85.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 7,310 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.72, for a total value of $3,550,613.20. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 15,291 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,427,144.52. This represents a 32.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 27,686 shares of company stock worth $13,001,048. Corporate insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Synopsys

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SNPS. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in Synopsys by 15.1% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,010 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,291,000 after buying an additional 395 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its position in Synopsys by 11.6% during the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 760 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $326,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in Synopsys by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 921 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $447,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Synopsys Company Profile

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.