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Synopsys (SNPS) stock analysis

$451.19+0.80%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • SNPS gained 10.3% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 57th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned −0.5%, 16.3 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 15.6% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 11 analysts raised earnings estimates and 1 cut; forward EPS moved +6.9% (+8.4% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the EDA & architecture IP segment of the Semiconductor Value Chain, where the 1-month median return is +7.6%.
  • The daily chart reads Intermediate uptrend · Failed breakout (since Oct 16, 2026).
Market cap$86.5B
12-month return−0.5%
Forward P/E24.3×
Mean target vs price+26.5%

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

SNPS+10.3%
Sector median−3.0%
S&P 5000.0%
SNPS+20.8%
Sector median−0.1%
S&P 500+4.7%
SNPS−5.5%
Sector median+0.8%
S&P 500+8.7%
SNPS−0.5%
Sector median0.0%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 50057 / 497
1-month rank in the Nasdaq 10013 / 100
3-month rank in its sector · Technology166 / 650

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Intermediate uptrend · Failed breakoutFailed

Holding since Oct 16, 2026

  • Price and averages have mixed alignment
  • EMA50 rose over the last ten sessions
  • Confirmed swing highs and lows are rising
This pattern on this stock

28 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was −0.5%, positive 43% of the time, against +2.2% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$18.73
30-day change+6.9%
90-day change+8.4%
Mean target$570.57 +26.5%
Raised (30d) 11Cut (30d) 1

25 analysts cover the stock

Where it sits in the supply chain

Semiconductor Value Chain · Design tools & IP

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Its segment
EDA & architecture IP+7.6%
SNPS+10.3%1 monthCDNS+7.6%1 monthARM−32.0%1 month

Every chip is designed and verified with EDA software, and phones and a growing share of server CPUs license the Arm architecture. Design spending precedes volume and leads industry R&D activity.

Chokepoint Nearly every chip is designed with Synopsys and Cadence EDA tools, which are hard to replace; in 2025 the US briefly restricted EDA exports to China, later rescinded.

Sells into
CPUs, GPUs & accelerators−11.4%
NVDA−3.0%1 monthAMD−11.4%1 monthINTC−24.9%1 month
Custom silicon & networking−7.0%
AVGO−7.3%1 monthMRVL−6.7%1 month
Mobile & edge SoCs−10.2%
QCOM−10.2%1 month

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−31.2%
Volatility, 60D52.5%
From 52-week high−15.6%
From 52-week low+22.7%
Trailing P/E79.7×
Forward P/E24.3×

Themes

  • Cloud SaaS3M rank 116 / 303
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