Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Shares Acquired by Wilson Asset Management International PTY Ltd.

Wilson Asset Management International PTY Ltd. increased its position in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 37.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 32,927 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,008 shares during the quarter. Synopsys accounts for approximately 4.0% of Wilson Asset Management International PTY Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. Wilson Asset Management International PTY Ltd.’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $16,246,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Alpine Bank Wealth Management increased its stake in Synopsys by 89.3% in the third quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management now owns 53 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 1,250.0% in the 3rd quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. now owns 54 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Synopsys in the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. acquired a new position in shares of Synopsys during the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. Finally, McIlrath & Eck LLC bought a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the 3rd quarter worth $29,000. 85.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Rosenblatt Securities upgraded shares of Synopsys from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $605.00 to $560.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. KeyCorp upped their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $575.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Synopsys from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 13th. Finally, Citigroup started coverage on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Monday, November 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $580.00 target price on the stock. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $553.57.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $530.00, for a total transaction of $132,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,959 shares in the company, valued at $6,338,270. This trade represents a 2.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of Synopsys stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 17,842 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,221,058.34. This represents a 17.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 4,157 shares of company stock worth $1,945,036 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

Synopsys Stock Up 4.0%

Shares of NASDAQ SNPS opened at $426.88 on Monday. Synopsys, Inc. has a 1 year low of $365.74 and a 1 year high of $651.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 1.62 and a quick ratio of 1.52. The firm has a market cap of $81.67 billion, a PE ratio of 53.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $479.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of $495.06.

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

About Synopsys

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.