Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Holdings Raised by HB Wealth Management LLC

HB Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 132.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,888 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 4,495 shares during the period. HB Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $3,892,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Alpine Bank Wealth Management grew 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 purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Independence Bank of Kentucky lifted 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 valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. bought a new stake in shares of Synopsys in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. McIlrath & Eck LLC bought a new position in Synopsys during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Princeton Global Asset Management LLC raised its position in Synopsys by 481.8% during the second quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 64 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. 85.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Synopsys Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $525.18 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 1.62 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 business has a 50 day moving average price of $445.06 and a 200 day moving average price of $504.39. The company has a market cap of $100.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.73, a PEG ratio of 4.28 and a beta of 1.12.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The semiconductor company reported $2.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.25 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $3.40 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 37.8% on a year-over-year basis. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.320-14.400 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.520-3.580 EPS. Research analysts predict that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Synopsys

In other news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of Synopsys stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The shares were 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 owned 17,842 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,221,058.34. The trade was a 17.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $510.00, for a total value of $127,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 12,209 shares in the company, valued at $6,226,590. The trade was a 2.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities upgraded shares of Synopsys from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $605.00 to $560.00 in a research note 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. Citigroup started coverage on Synopsys in a research report on Monday, November 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $580.00 price target for the company. Zacks Research upgraded Synopsys from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price objective on Synopsys from $575.00 to $600.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Eleven investment 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $562.13.

Synopsys 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.