Synopsys
SNPSMarket price data through July 31, 2026.
Performance
Aug 2021 – Jul 2026
Track record
How this pick has done since Benson first called it.
- Benson Return
- -16%
- How much this stock is up since Benson first picked it — measured from the price at the time of that first pick, not from today.
- First pick price
- ~$464
- Roughly what one share cost when Benson first picked this stock. This is the starting line for the Benson Return.
- Tracking since
- September 2024
- The month this stock first became a Benson pick.
- Tracking duration
- 22 months
- How long Benson has been tracking this pick.
About Synopsys
Synopsys makes the software that engineers use to design and test computer chips before any silicon gets made. Their tools sit behind almost every advanced chip powering AI data centers, phones, cars, and smart devices.
The case for and against
Both sides of the story, in plain English.
- Revenue Rocket
Quarterly revenue hit 2.276 billion dollars, up from 1.604 billion a year ago. That is a 42 percent jump powered by AI chip demand and the Ansys acquisition adding engineering simulation muscle.
- Guidance Up
Management raised full-year revenue guidance to 9.665 billion dollars and bumped non-GAAP earnings to 14.76 dollars per share. Stronger cost discipline and faster Ansys synergies are driving fatter margins.
- GAAP Gut Punch
Reported GAAP earnings collapsed to just 9 cents per share from 2.24 dollars a year ago. Heavy Ansys acquisition costs, 116 million in restructuring charges, and ballooning intangible amortization are weighing on the bottom line.
- Portfolio Pruning
Synopsys is divesting its Processor IP Solutions business, knocking 40 million dollars off this year's revenue, on top of 110 million already lost from earlier divestitures. Reshaping the portfolio mid-integration adds execution risk.
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This automated research summary uses Financial Modeling Prep market data through 2026-07-31. Model signals, scores, and risk labels can change and may be incomplete or wrong.
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