Synopsys Stock Slides 15% Over 6 Straight Down Days

A multi-day slide in the software company's stock highlights a tension between its high growth and its premium valuation.

A six-day slide in Synopsys (SNPS) stock has erased about $13 billion from the company's market value. The stock has now moved lower for 6 consecutive trading days, a cumulative loss of 15.0%.

Synopsys, Inc. provides electronic design automation software products used to design and test integrated circuits. It also provides intellectual property (IP) solutions for USB, PCI Express, DDR, Ethernet, SATA, MIPI, HDMI, and Bluetooth low energy applications.

How The Streak Stacks Up Against The S&P 500

Here is how SNPS stock stacks up against the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it:

The stock's high valuation contrasts with its strong growth.

The market appears to be weighing a mixed set of fundamentals. Revenue over the last twelve months grew 39.5%, far outpacing the S&P 500 median revenue growth of 7.5%. Yet its operating margin is 9.7%, below the S&P 500 median of 18.4%. The stock also trades at a price-to-earnings multiple of 93.7, compared to the median of 24.3. This decline is specific to the company; over the same 6 trading days the S&P 500 returned -1.7%. While notable, the streak is not unique, as 42 S&P 500 stocks are on losing streaks of 3 days or more.

Discipline means checking the price against the business.

A streak is information, not an instruction. It signals that a stock has the market's attention, but it does not say whether the current price is justified. The disciplined move is to use this moment to re-examine the underlying business. The numbers here provide a starting point for that work. An investor can weigh whether the company's 39.5% revenue growth is enough to support a price-to-earnings multiple of 93.7, especially given its current margins.

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SNPS Has Fallen 41% From A Peak Before

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