On June 1, Synopsys rose 3.13% in pre-market trading, trading at $490.5/share, with trading volume of approximately $2.75 million.

On the news front, activist investor Elliott Investment Management's representative Jesse Cohn officially joined Synopsys' board of directors on June 1, expanding the board to 11 members. Under the cooperation agreement, Elliott has committed to customary standstill provisions, pledging not to increase its stake beyond 4.9% or maintain economic exposure exceeding 7.5%. Additionally, following the company's Q2 earnings release showing revenue of $22.76 billion (up 42% YoY) and adjusted EPS of $3.35 beating consensus of $3.15, multiple institutions raised their target prices — Citi lifted its target to $610 maintaining a Buy rating, while Rosenblatt raised to $575 also maintaining Buy. HSBC also adjusted its target from $460 to $490.

After a post-earnings pullback from approximately $527 to around $490, the formal board appointment catalyzing governance optimization expectations, combined with broad institutional bullish consensus, drove the pre-market rebound.

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