Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Shares Sold by Moran Wealth Management LLC

Moran Wealth Management LLC trimmed its holdings in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 44.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,402 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,130 shares during the quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $692,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in SNPS. Stanley Laman Group Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Synopsys by 542.9% in the 3rd quarter. Stanley Laman Group Ltd. now owns 12,877 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $6,353,000 after buying an additional 10,874 shares during the period. Symphony Financial Ltd. Co. raised its position in shares of Synopsys by 4,780.9% during the 2nd quarter. Symphony Financial Ltd. Co. now owns 40,219 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $20,638,000 after buying an additional 39,395 shares during the period. HBW Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in Synopsys by 494.9% in the second quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,611 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,851,000 after acquiring an additional 3,004 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in Synopsys by 0.4% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,347,887 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $691,035,000 after acquiring an additional 4,815 shares during the period. Finally, Westbourne Investments Inc. purchased a new position in Synopsys in the second quarter worth approximately $1,505,000. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Synopsys

In other Synopsys news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $460.77, for a total value of $1,685,035.89. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 17,842 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,221,058.34. This trade represents a 17.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of Synopsys stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $510.00, for a total value of $127,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 12,209 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,226,590. The trade was a 2.01% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SNPS has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Rosenblatt Securities upgraded Synopsys from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $605.00 to $560.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Synopsys from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 13th. Zacks Research raised shares of Synopsys from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $630.00 to $602.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Synopsys has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $562.13.

Synopsys Trading Up 2.1%

Shares of SNPS stock opened at $525.18 on Friday. Synopsys, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $365.74 and a fifty-two week high of $651.73. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $445.06 and a 200 day moving average price of $504.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $100.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.37 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a current ratio of 1.62.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The semiconductor company reported $2.90 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.79 by $0.11. Synopsys had a net margin of 18.89% and a return on equity of 7.89%. The company had revenue of $2.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.25 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $3.40 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 37.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.320-14.400 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.520-3.580 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Synopsys Company Profile

Synopsys, Inc is a leading provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software and semiconductor intellectual property (IP) used to design, verify and manufacture integrated circuits and complex systems-on-chip (SoCs). Its product portfolio spans tools and technologies for front‑end design and synthesis, simulation and verification, physical implementation and signoff, and design-for-manufacturability, enabling chip designers to move from architecture through tape‑out.

In addition to core EDA offerings, Synopsys supplies a broad set of semiconductor IP building blocks — such as interface, memory and analog/mixed-signal cores — that customers integrate into SoCs to accelerate development.