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Synopsys: Ansys, AI And The Case For A Higher Earnings Base
I rate Synopsys (SNPS) a Buy with a $657 price target, implying 43% upside from the current level of $461. The Ansys acquisition expands SNPS into system-level engineering, unlocking cross-selling, margin expansion, and a broader platform for AI-driven complexity. In my model, I estimate that core EDA contributes $4.13 of 2028-EPS, Ansys integration adds $1.26, and design IP adds $0.67. This gets me to a 2028 EPS-estimate of $20.92. seekingalpha.com - 2026-06-24 06:59:23 |
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Synopsys: Ansys Integration Has Reinforced The Quality Growth Story
Synopsys (SNPS) has positioned itself as a dominant EDA software provider, further strengthened by the Ansys acquisition and structural AI tailwinds. The Ansys deal expands SNPS's TAM by 63% to $31B, enabling integrated chip-to-system simulation and reinforcing its competitive moat. Despite a forward P/E of ~35.8, SNPS's compounding EPS growth, high margins, and visible catalysts justify a long-term Quality Growth thesis. seekingalpha.com - 2026-05-12 09:46:59 |
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| 2025-07-14 | Baird | Downgrade | Outperform | Neutral |
| 2025-02-21 | Rosenblatt | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2024-11-07 | Baird | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2024-08-06 | Rosenblatt | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2024-05-03 | Rosenblatt | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2024-03-05 | Rosenblatt | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2024-02-22 | Barclays | Maintain | Underweight | Underweight |
| 2024-01-17 | Rosenblatt | Downgrade | Buy | Neutral |
| 2024-01-17 | Mizuho | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2024-01-17 | Wolfe Research | Downgrade | Outperform | Peer Perform |
| 2023-11-14 | B of A Securities | Downgrade | Buy | Underperform |
| 2023-11-06 | Mizuho | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2023-11-03 | Rosenblatt | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2023-11-03 | Oppenheimer | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2023-11-03 | RBC Capital | Maintain | Sector Perform | Sector Perform |
| 2023-08-04 | RBC Capital | Maintain | Sector Perform | Sector Perform |
| 2023-08-04 | Rosenblatt | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2023-07-14 | Barclays | Maintain | Underweight | Underweight |
| 2023-05-05 | Citigroup | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2023-05-05 | RBC Capital | Maintain | Sector Perform | Sector Perform |
| 2023-04-24 | Citigroup | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2023-04-18 | Loop Capital | Maintain | Hold | Hold |
| 2023-04-17 | Mizuho | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2023-04-13 | Barclays | Maintain | Underweight | Underweight |
| 2023-02-27 | Rosenblatt | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2023-02-27 | JP Morgan | Maintain | Overweight | Overweight |
| 2023-02-24 | Rosenblatt | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2023-02-24 | RBC Capital | Maintain | Sector Perform | Sector Perform |
| 2023-02-24 | Baird | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2023-02-24 | Mizuho | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2023-02-06 | Baird | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2023-01-11 | Barclays | Maintain | Underweight | Underweight |
| 2022-12-14 | Baird | Upgrade | Neutral | Outperform |
| 2022-12-08 | Mizuho | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2022-11-04 | Mizuho | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2022-11-04 | Credit Suisse | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2022-11-04 | RBC Capital | Maintain | Sector Perform | Sector Perform |
| 2022-10-24 | Rosenblatt | Upgrade | Neutral | Buy |
| 2022-10-17 | Mizuho | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2022-08-17 | Wolfe Research | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2022-08-05 | Barclays | Maintain | Underweight | Underweight |
| 2022-07-27 | Oppenheimer | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2022-07-21 | Rosenblatt | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2022-07-19 | Mizuho | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2022-06-13 | Credit Suisse | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2022-05-06 | Rosenblatt | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2022-05-06 | Mizuho | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2022-05-06 | Credit Suisse | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2022-03-29 | Mizuho | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2022-03-25 | Daiwa Capital | Maintain | Sell | Sell |
| 2022-02-25 | RBC Capital | Maintain | Sector Perform | Sector Perform |
| 2022-02-25 | Credit Suisse | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2022-02-25 | Rosenblatt | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2022-01-06 | Baird | Downgrade | Outperform | Neutral |
| 2021-11-08 | Credit Suisse | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2021-11-05 | Barclays | Maintain | Underweight | Underweight |
| 2021-11-05 | RBC Capital | Maintain | Sector Perform | Sector Perform |
| 2021-08-06 | RBC Capital | Maintain | Sector Perform | Sector Perform |
| 2021-08-06 | Credit Suisse | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2021-08-06 | Rosenblatt | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2021-06-08 | Rosenblatt | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2021-04-12 | B of A Securities | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2021-02-26 | RBC Capital | Maintain | Sector Perform | Sector Perform |
| 2021-02-26 | Credit Suisse | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2020-07-20 | Barclays | Maintain | Underweight | Underweight |
| 2020-05-08 | Wedbush | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2020-05-08 | RBC Capital | Maintain | Sector Perform | Sector Perform |
| 2020-04-24 | Wedbush | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2020-03-13 | Wedbush | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2020-02-28 | Baird | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2020-01-02 | Needham | Downgrade | Buy | Hold |
| 2019-12-12 | JP Morgan | Downgrade | Neutral | Underweight |
| 2019-11-19 | Benchmark | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2019-11-08 | Benchmark | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2019-09-16 | Needham | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2019-09-13 | Wedbush | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2019-09-11 | JP Morgan | Upgrade | Underweight | Neutral |
| 2019-09-11 | Benchmark | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2019-08-06 | JP Morgan | Maintain | Underweight | Underweight |
| 2019-07-22 | Citigroup | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2019-07-11 | Wedbush | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2019-03-01 | Wedbush | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2018-12-19 | Stifel Nicolaus | Maintain | Hold | Hold |
| 2018-11-05 | Benchmark | Upgrade | Hold | Buy |
| 2018-11-02 | Wedbush | Upgrade | Neutral | Outperform |
| 2018-10-29 | Needham | Upgrade | Hold | Buy |
| 2018-08-08 | Guggenheim | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2018-08-08 | Barclays | Maintain | Underweight | Underweight |
| 2018-06-25 | Baird | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2018-06-20 | Goldman Sachs | Upgrade | Neutral | Buy |
| 2018-01-30 | Berenberg | Upgrade | Hold | Buy |
| 2017-11-03 | Baird | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2017-11-03 | Citigroup | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2017-09-22 | Citigroup | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2017-09-15 | Barclays | Maintain | Underweight | Underweight |
| 2017-08-23 | Berenberg | Maintain | Hold | Hold |
| 2017-07-17 | Goldman Sachs | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2017-01-06 | Barclays | Downgrade | Equal Weight | Underweight |
| 2016-11-22 | Needham | Maintain | Hold | Hold |
| 2016-11-03 | JP Morgan | Downgrade | Neutral | Underweight |
| 2016-09-15 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintain | Hold | Hold |
| 2016-09-14 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintain | Hold | Hold |
| 2016-08-05 | Barclays | Maintain | Equal Weight | Equal Weight |
| 2016-05-26 | Goldman Sachs | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2016-05-06 | Wedbush | Downgrade | Outperform | Neutral |
| 2016-02-09 | Mitsubishi UFJ | Maintain | Overweight | Overweight |
| 2015-10-08 | KeyBanc | Maintain | Sector Weight | Equal Weight |
| 2015-04-09 | Berenberg | Maintain | Hold | Hold |
| 2015-02-27 | Benchmark | Downgrade | Buy | Hold |
| 2014-11-06 | Benchmark | Downgrade | Buy | Hold |
| 2014-09-16 | RBC Capital | Maintain | Sector Perform | Perform |
| 2014-09-04 | Barclays | Maintain | Equal Weight | Equal Weight |
| 2014-05-02 | JP Morgan | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2014-04-23 | William Blair | Maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| 2014-03-27 | Wedbush | Upgrade | Neutral | Outperform |
| 2013-05-02 | Canaccord Genuity | Downgrade | Buy | Hold |
| 2013-04-01 | Hilliard Lyons | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2013-03-15 | Canaccord Genuity | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2013-03-01 | Jefferies | Maintain | Hold | Hold |
| 2013-02-28 | JP Morgan | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2012-11-02 | Jefferies | Maintain | Hold | Hold |
| 2012-09-14 | Wedbush | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2012-08-03 | Baird | Upgrade | Neutral | Outperform |
| 2012-08-02 | JP Morgan | Maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| 2012-07-06 | CL King | Downgrade | Buy | Neutral |
| 2012-05-04 | Jefferies | Maintain | Hold | Hold |
| 2012-04-19 | Canaccord Genuity | Maintain | Buy | Buy |
| 2012-02-24 | Benchmark | Maintain | Buy | Buy |