Davis Rea LTD. Acquires 11,940 Shares of Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Davis Rea LTD. raised its stake in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 49.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 35,883 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,940 shares during the period. Synopsys accounts for about 4.2% of Davis Rea LTD.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Davis Rea LTD.’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $17,704,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Alpine Bank Wealth Management grew its stake in 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 during the last quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Synopsys by 1,250.0% during the third quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. now owns 54 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Independence Bank of Kentucky increased its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 120.0% in the 2nd 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. bought a new stake in Synopsys in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, McIlrath & Eck LLC acquired a new position in Synopsys during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Synopsys Stock Up 0.6%

SNPS opened at $508.19 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a current ratio of 1.62. The company has a market capitalization of $97.23 billion, a PE ratio of 63.60, a P/E/G ratio of 4.21 and a beta of 1.12. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $452.89 and its 200-day moving average is $505.04. Synopsys, Inc. has a one year low of $365.74 and a one year high of $651.73.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last issued its quarterly 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. Synopsys had a net margin of 18.89% and a return on equity of 7.89%. The firm had revenue of $2.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.25 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.40 earnings per share. Synopsys’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, equities analysts predict that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Synopsys news, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of Synopsys stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $530.00, for a total value of $132,500.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 11,959 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,338,270. The trade was a 2.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 sale, the chief financial officer owned 17,842 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,221,058.34. This trade represents a 17.01% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 4,157 shares of company stock valued at $1,945,036 over the last 90 days. 0.62% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SNPS has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on Synopsys in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. They set an “underperform” rating and a $425.00 price target on the stock. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Synopsys from $510.00 to $550.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Synopsys from $445.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Zacks Research raised Synopsys from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Piper Sandler downgraded shares of Synopsys from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $602.00 to $520.00 in a report on Tuesday. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $553.57.

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.