Synopsys Valuation
Is SYP undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
4/6Valuation Score 4/6
Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio
Analyst Forecast
Share Price vs Fair Value
What is the Fair Price of SYP when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
Below Fair Value: SYP (€468) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€586.81)
Significantly Below Fair Value: SYP is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Key Valuation Metric
Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for SYP?
Key metric: As SYP is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.
| What is SYP's PE Ratio? | |
|---|---|
| PE Ratio | 52.2x |
| Earnings | US$1.44b |
| Market Cap | US$75.88b |
| Key Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value/Revenue | 11.8x |
| Enterprise Value/EBITDA | 46.9x |
| PEG Ratio | 4x |
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers
How does SYP's PE Ratio compare to its peers?
| Company | Forward PE | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer Average | 54.3x | ||
SAP SAP | 100.1x | 41.4% | €274.9b |
NEM Nemetschek | 63.3x | 18.5% | €10.8b |
AOF ATOSS Software | 41.4x | 7.7% | €1.8b |
TMV TeamViewer | 12.3x | 10.6% | €1.5b |
SYP Synopsys | 52.2x | 13.0% | €75.9b |
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: SYP is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (52.2x) compared to the peer average (54.3x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry
How does SYP's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Software Industry?
| 7 Companies | Price / Earnings | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Companies | Estimated Growth | Market Cap | |
|---|---|---|---|
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: SYP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (52.2x) compared to the European Software industry average (26.4x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is SYP's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.
| Fair Ratio | |
|---|---|
| Current PE Ratio | 52.2x |
| Fair PE Ratio | 38.9x |
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: SYP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (52.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (38.9x).
Analyst Price Targets
What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?
| Date | Share Price | Average 1Y Price Target | Dispersion | High | Low | 1Y Actual price | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | €468.00 | €611.25 +30.6% | 7.2% | €669.92 | €475.48 | n/a | 22 |
| Dec ’25 | €523.90 | €606.37 +15.7% | 8.4% | €666.45 | €470.55 | n/a | 21 |
| Nov ’25 | €478.70 | €584.82 +22.2% | 8.4% | €641.81 | €453.15 | n/a | 19 |
| Oct ’25 | €446.65 | €565.99 +26.7% | 9.0% | €621.69 | €438.94 | n/a | 17 |
| Sep ’25 | €468.60 | €579.98 +23.8% | 7.2% | €624.88 | €441.20 | n/a | 16 |
| Aug ’25 | €497.15 | €592.65 +19.2% | 7.5% | €647.95 | €443.23 | n/a | 16 |
| Jul ’25 | €559.80 | €596.25 +6.5% | 7.2% | €653.49 | €447.02 | n/a | 17 |
| Jun ’25 | €506.20 | €589.51 +16.5% | 7.1% | €647.95 | €443.23 | n/a | 17 |
| May ’25 | €505.20 | €583.51 +15.5% | 6.9% | €647.39 | €442.85 | n/a | 18 |
| Apr ’25 | €530.50 | €582.44 +9.8% | 7.0% | €648.16 | €443.38 | n/a | 17 |
| Mar ’25 | €532.00 | €578.48 +8.7% | 6.9% | €624.51 | €444.10 | n/a | 15 |
| Feb ’25 | €497.00 | €565.83 +13.8% | 7.9% | €622.55 | €442.70 | n/a | 14 |
| Jan ’25 | €467.20 | €563.28 +20.6% | 7.4% | €618.30 | €439.68 | n/a | 15 |
| Dec ’24 | €502.00 | €548.34 +9.2% | 10.7% | €620.66 | €441.36 | €523.90 | 15 |
| Nov ’24 | €449.20 | €484.73 +7.9% | 8.9% | €569.58 | €398.71 | €478.70 | 15 |
| Oct ’24 | €433.80 | €453.64 +4.6% | 4.9% | €481.47 | €392.66 | €446.65 | 14 |
| Sep ’24 | €427.60 | €445.72 +4.2% | 4.9% | €473.65 | €386.27 | €468.60 | 14 |
| Aug ’24 | €412.00 | €410.75 -0.3% | 7.9% | €454.21 | €340.21 | €497.15 | 14 |
| Jul ’24 | €395.80 | €415.83 +5.1% | 7.5% | €460.66 | €348.46 | €559.80 | 14 |
| Jun ’24 | €422.60 | €407.90 -3.5% | 6.0% | €452.12 | €356.10 | €506.20 | 14 |
| May ’24 | €336.60 | €402.79 +19.7% | 5.3% | €442.67 | €362.10 | €505.20 | 14 |
| Apr ’24 | €355.70 | €402.79 +13.2% | 5.3% | €442.67 | €362.10 | €530.50 | 14 |
| Mar ’24 | €337.35 | €402.79 +19.4% | 5.3% | €442.67 | €362.10 | €532.00 | 14 |
| Feb ’24 | €333.75 | €383.23 +14.8% | 6.6% | €429.78 | €328.46 | €497.00 | 14 |
| Jan ’24 | €299.35 | €394.82 +31.9% | 6.6% | €444.30 | €339.55 | €467.20 | 15 |
| Dec ’23 | €334.55 | €393.71 +17.7% | 6.9% | €443.65 | €331.08 | €502.00 | 15 |
Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/30 04:52 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/30 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/10/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/10/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Synopsys, Inc. is covered by 35 analysts. 21 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Joseph Vruwink | Baird |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Gary Mobley | Benchmark Company |