Synopsys Slides After Upping AI Outlook
Synopsys shares fell 9.4% to $476.40 Thursday despite raising its fiscal 2026 outlook after beating Q2 sales estimates. Traders cited weaker chip-IP demand and costs from recent deals, while Design IP revenue dropped to $454.2 million from $482 million. Jesse Cohn of Elliott Investment Management will join the board June 1. Cadence shares slipped 0.3%; the VanEck Semiconductor ETF rose 0.9%.