Is it Wise to Invest in Synopsys (SNPS)?

Harding Loevner, an investment management firm, published its “Global Equity Fund” third-quarter 2021 investor letter – a copy of which can be downloaded here. A return of -1.31% was recorded by the fund for the third quarter of 2021, trailing its Benchmark, the MSCI World Index, which returned 0.09% for the same period. You can take a look at the fund’s top 5 holdings to have an idea about their best picks for 2021.

Harding Loevner Global Equity Fund, in its Q3 2021 investor letter, mentioned Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) and discussed its stance on the firm. Synopsys, Inc. is a Mountain View, California-based software company with a $52.5 billion market capitalization. SNPS delivered a 32.91% return since the beginning of the year, while its 12-month returns are up by 45.46%. The stock closed at $344.56 per share on December 03, 2021.

Here is what Harding Loevner Global Equity Fund has to say about Synopsys, Inc.  in its Q3 2021 investor letter:

“To keep innovating, foundries like those operated by TSMC and Samsung rely on capital equipment made by ASML, a Dutch company that enjoys a near-monopoly in lithography, a specialized process that allows for an increase in the density of transistors and their connections on each silicon wafer. The chips, in addition to getting denser, are also getting architecturally more complex, which presents a challenge for both chip designer and fabricator alike. Computer-aided design (CAD) software from US-based Synopsys not only allows circuits to be modelled down to their most microscopic elements but also offers the capability to verify their functionality and ease of manufacturing and to optimize the performance all virtually before the design is completed.”

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Based on our calculations, Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) was not able to clinch a spot in our list of the 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. SNPS was in 43 hedge fund portfolios at the end of the third quarter of 2021, compared to 41 funds in the previous quarter. Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) delivered a 2.35% return in the past 3 months.

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