Bar Harbor Wealth Management Takes Position in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Bar Harbor Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 2,314 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,142,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SNPS. Saudi Central Bank acquired a new stake in Synopsys during the first quarter worth $26,000. Independence Bank of Kentucky grew its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 120.0% during the 2nd quarter. Independence Bank of Kentucky now owns 55 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the period. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 481.8% during the 2nd quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 64 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the 1st quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC raised its holdings in Synopsys by 423.1% in the 2nd quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 68 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the period. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have weighed in on SNPS. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Synopsys from $445.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Synopsys from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 13th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Synopsys from $510.00 to $550.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. KeyCorp upped their price target on Synopsys from $575.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded Synopsys from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $525.00 to $500.00 in a report on Monday, December 8th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $562.13.

Insider Activity at Synopsys

In other news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the business’s 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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 17,842 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,221,058.34. The trade was a 17.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

Synopsys News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and institutional support: multiple brokerages have recent buy/overweight ratings and price‑target increases and big institutional holders remain active, which can provide buying support under headline pressure.
• Neutral Sentiment: Unconfirmed Nvidia/AI investment chatter is circulating and may be uplifting sentiment, but remains rumor‑level until verified — could be a major catalyst if true. QuiverQuant: Nvidia investment buzz
• Neutral Sentiment: Long‑term performance pieces and retrospectives (e.g., 15‑year return analyses) are circulating — useful context for buy‑and‑hold investors but unlikely to move the stock near‑term. Benzinga: 15‑year performance
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple securities‑class‑action notices and solicitations have been filed/issued by several law firms alleging disclosures tied to a sharp post‑Sept decline; lead‑plaintiff deadlines are imminent — ongoing litigation risk can drive volatility, legal costs and investor uncertainty. Newsfile: BFA Law notice
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: CFO Shelagh Glaser disposed of ~3,657 shares (~$1.7M at the time), reducing her stake ~17% — such disclosures often amplify concern when paired with active litigation headlines. SEC filing – Insider Sale (Shelagh Glaser)
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short‑interest data in recent feeds shows no material days‑to‑cover change (data anomalies reported) — currently not signalling a meaningful short squeeze dynamic.

Synopsys Stock Up 0.0%

Synopsys stock opened at $475.50 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $90.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.51, a P/E/G ratio of 3.96 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. Synopsys, Inc. has a twelve month low of $365.74 and a twelve month high of $651.73. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $436.28 and its 200-day simple moving average is $503.93.

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