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Synopsys, Inc.
Technology · Software - Infrastructure
Made on Jul 12, 2026
Price at call $445.50
6-month call Bear -7.3%
Target by Jan 2027 $412.81
Great value below $360.00
Model v0.3.0

Projection vs Actual (6M history + forecast)

Our straight 6-month prediction (bold) with a textured realism line, and the actual price overlaid from the prediction date forward.

Forecast

One directional 6-month call and the six monthly points we'll be scored against. Predicted Jul 12, 2026 3:42 am
Bear SNPS trends lower to $412.81 (-7.3% from $445.50) by Jan 2027.
Monthmonths after the call Datewhen it gets graded Predictedthe claim: closing price Current priceactual close — fills in over time Predicted returnpredicted vs $445.50 at call
Prediction made Jul 12, 2026 $445.50 at call
M1 Aug 12, 2026 $440.05 -1.2%
What actually happened: closed $410.91 on Aug 11, 2026 = -7.8% vs the call (predicted -1.2%)  ·  direction MISS (called flat, was down)  ·  off by 6.5 pp  ·  accuracy 4/10  ·  S&P +2.0% over the same window — beat it
M2 Sep 12, 2026 $434.60 -2.4%
M3 Oct 12, 2026 $429.16 -3.7%
M4 Nov 12, 2026 $423.71 -4.9%
M5 Dec 12, 2026 $418.26 -6.1%
M6 Jan 12, 2027 $412.81 -7.3%

Deserved value (DCF/composite) is $274.59; over 6 months we project closing only part-way to it (reach 19.1%). Value-only — see Not Yet Modeled below.

Weaknesses

0 blocking · 2 degraded · 1 note — follow the chain top-down (cause → effect).
  • Degraded
    High debt risk — interest coverage dangerously low or refinancing needed
    upstream:valuation-synthesis
  • Degraded
    Valuation is extremely fragile — almost no scenarios support the current price
    upstream:valuation-synthesis
  • Note
    EPV de-weighted — growth IS the value proposition for this type of company
    upstream:classification

Equation Inputs

Everything feeding the v0.3.0 model — value anchors, the stock's own price behaviour, and the tunable knobs.

Value anchors (from deep analysis)

Price at call$445.50
Composite fair value$297.25
Signal-adjusted fair value$285.41
DCF fair value$199.30
Anchored-PE fair value$513.31
Buy-below (value lens)$360.00
Value net score-86
Value confidence7 / 10
Quality net score+53
Memo confidence8 / 10
Deserved value (base)$248.28
Quality tilt+10.6%
Deserved value (used)$274.59
Coherence (value × quality)0.50

Price behaviour (trailing — shapes the realism line)

Realized volatility (annualized) 1m 24.7%  3m 42.2%  6m 42.8%  
Daily σ (realism noise)2.7%
Beta vs S&P 500 1m -0.15  3m 1.06  5m 1.36  
Trailing 6-month return-14.3%

Knobs (equation params)

Deserved wt · DCF0.5
Quality tilt cap (±)0.2
Horizon reach (6mo)0.45
Coherence floor (conflict)0.5
Conviction gain / pt0.06
Realism mean-reversion φ0.85
Conviction floor0.4
Deserved wt · composite0.5
Realism vol window3m
Neutral band (%)5
Horizon (months)6
Realism σ fallback0.015

Version & Tech Chain

What produced this prediction — stamped on the record so versions can be compared by success rate later.
Model v0.3.0 #6bd904191719

Tech composition (what this version is built from)

#ProcessKindGroup
1 Synthesis valuation-synthesis deterministic final
2 Scenario Analysis scenario-valuation deterministic valuation
3 Valuation / Mispricing ext-lens-value llm extended
4 Company Quality ext-lens-quality llm extended
5 Forensic Memo (combiner) ext-forensic-memo llm extended
6 Classification company-classification llm foundation
7 Live Quote fmp-quote data market-data

Inputs used (the runs that fed this prediction)

Upstream processRanLagRun id
company-classification Jul 12, 2026 freshest SNPS-20260712-030001-a4f7
ext-forensic-memo Jul 12, 2026 freshest ext-SNPS-20260712-033541-c0e1
ext-lens-quality Jul 12, 2026 freshest ext-SNPS-20260712-033541-c0e1
ext-lens-value Jul 12, 2026 freshest ext-SNPS-20260712-033541-c0e1
scenario-valuation Jul 12, 2026 freshest SNPS-20260712-030001-a4f7
valuation-synthesis Jul 12, 2026 freshest SNPS-20260712-030001-a4f7

Inputs flagged 7d+ behind the freshest one may be stale relative to the rest of the analysis.

Saved History

2 frozen snapshots — the record we score once predictions mature.
MadeModelCallAt callTargetExp.Eval due
Aug 13, 2026 v0.3.0 view
Jul 12, 2026 v0.3.0 Bear $445.50 $412.81 -7.3% Jan 2027 viewing

Not Yet Modeled

What this v0.3.0 forecast deliberately ignores — the work ahead, in plain sight.
  • Signal-adjusted fair value ($285.41) — the red-flag-adjusted anchor isn't the primary input yet (we use the raw DCF/composite blend, which double-counts DCF).
  • Recent momentum / drift — the line takes off straight; the trailing 6-month move (-14.3%) doesn't bend the slope.
  • Market beta — computed (1–5mo) for context but does not condition the path.
  • Earnings dates, catalysts, and known events — not modeled.
  • Macro regime & sector rotation — not modeled.
  • Horizon is a fixed 6-month assumption, not a modeled time-to-target.
  • Outcome scoring — predictions aren't yet graded against realized price once the evaluation date passes.