Hartline Investment Corp Makes New $839,000 Investment in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Hartline Investment Corp bought a new stake in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 2,115 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $839,000.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Sankala Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Synopsys in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new position in Synopsys during the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in Synopsys in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Synopsys in the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Osbon Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Synopsys in the fourth quarter worth $34,000. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Synopsys Stock Performance

Shares of SNPS stock opened at $436.63 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $480.61 and a 200-day moving average price of $461.12. Synopsys, Inc. has a 52 week low of $376.18 and a 52 week high of $651.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $83.61 billion, a PE ratio of 101.07, a P/E/G ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 1.22.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.15 by $0.20. Synopsys had a net margin of 8.91% and a return on equity of 5.83%. The company had revenue of $2.28 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.25 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.67 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 41.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.720-14.800 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.630-3.690 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Robert W. Baird set a $558.00 price objective on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Piper Sandler raised shares of Synopsys from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $450.00 to $550.00 in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Synopsys from $515.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane increased their price target on shares of Synopsys from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $570.06.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Synopsys news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,394 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.02, for a total value of $1,527,367.88. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,461,387.16. This trade represents a 19.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $458.96, for a total value of $6,702,192.88. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 75,020 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,431,179.20. This represents a 16.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Company insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

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.