Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Raises Position in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 105.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 25,620 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,179 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $12,641,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Alpine Bank Wealth Management raised its stake in shares of Synopsys by 89.3% during the 3rd quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management now owns 53 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Independence Bank of Kentucky grew its holdings in Synopsys by 120.0% during the second quarter. Independence Bank of Kentucky now owns 55 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the period. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. purchased a new position in Synopsys in the third quarter worth $28,000. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Synopsys by 481.8% in 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 during the period. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC boosted its position in shares of Synopsys by 423.1% during the 2nd quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 68 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Synopsys Trading Up 2.1%

Shares of SNPS stock opened at $525.18 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $100.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.37 and a beta of 1.12. 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 fifty-two week low of $365.74 and a fifty-two week high of $651.73. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $445.06 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $504.57.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The semiconductor company reported $2.90 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.79 by $0.11. Synopsys had a net margin of 18.89% and a return on equity of 7.89%. The business had revenue of $2.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.25 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.40 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, analysts anticipate that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on SNPS shares. KeyCorp lifted their price target on shares of Synopsys from $575.00 to $600.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Synopsys from $510.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Bank of America upgraded Synopsys from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $525.00 to $500.00 in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on 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 reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research note 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 assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Synopsys presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $562.13.

Insider Transactions at Synopsys

In other news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the company’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 owned 17,842 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,221,058.34. This represents a 17.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of the 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 sale, the insider owned 12,209 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,226,590. This trade represents 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.

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.