Advent International L.P. Acquires New Position in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Advent International L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 25,450 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,557,000. Synopsys makes up about 0.3% of Advent International L.P.’s holdings, making the stock its 22nd largest position.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SNPS. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Synopsys by 20.7% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,181,185 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,970,415,000 after acquiring an additional 3,120,401 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,266,446 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,725,362,000 after acquiring an additional 85,662 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Synopsys by 238.8% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,824,349 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,393,506,000 after purchasing an additional 1,990,608 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in Synopsys by 29.1% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,598,874 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,333,095,000 after purchasing an additional 585,494 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors raised its holdings in Synopsys by 226.6% during the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 2,524,512 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,245,533,000 after purchasing an additional 1,751,432 shares during the last quarter. 85.47% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Synopsys Stock Performance

Synopsys stock opened at $412.63 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $461.93 and its 200-day moving average is $463.65. The company has a market cap of $79.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 1.26. Synopsys, Inc. has a 12 month low of $365.74 and a 12 month high of $651.73.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The semiconductor company reported $3.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.56 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $2.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.39 billion. Synopsys had a return on equity of 6.83% and a net margin of 13.76%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 65.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.03 EPS. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.380-14.460 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.110-3.170 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the firm’s 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 transaction, the chief financial officer owned 17,842 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,221,058.34. This trade represents a 17.01% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of Synopsys stock in a transaction on Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $530.00, for a total transaction of $132,500.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 11,959 shares in the company, valued at $6,338,270. The trade was a 2.05% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 4,157 shares of company stock worth $1,945,036. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have commented on the company. HSBC downgraded Synopsys from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $455.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Bank of America upgraded Synopsys from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $525.00 to $500.00 in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Synopsys currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $531.00.

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.