Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Shares Sold by CreativeOne Wealth LLC

CreativeOne Wealth LLC cut its stake in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 58.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,584 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 2,251 shares during the quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $781,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in SNPS. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 3,120,401 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 1.2% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,266,446 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,725,362,000 after purchasing an additional 85,662 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Synopsys by 1.5% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,545,892 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,810,214,000 after purchasing an additional 51,043 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Synopsys by 238.8% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,824,349 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,393,506,000 after purchasing an additional 1,990,608 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 29.1% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,598,874 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,333,095,000 after purchasing an additional 585,494 shares during the period. 85.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Synopsys News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Launched hardware-assisted verification (HAV) upgrades and new platforms that target AI chip verification, promising up to 2x performance/capacity improvements for emulation and prototyping — a direct revenue opportunity as AI chip complexity increases. Synopsys Introduces Software-Defined Hardware-Assisted Verification
• Positive Sentiment: Unveiled new software tools and integrated solutions for designing AI chips and systems (first wave after the Ansys deal), which reinforce Synopsys’ market leadership in EDA for AI and could accelerate cross‑sell of Ansys capabilities. Synopsys rolls out new software tools for designing AI chips (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: Launched Ansys 2026 R1 and announced integrated Synopsys‑Ansys workflows (multiphysics + simulation + AI features), which expand addressable markets and product stickiness for system‑level design workflows. Synopsys Launches Ansys 2026 R1
• Positive Sentiment: Introduced the Electronics Digital Twin (eDT) Platform targeting automotive software validation and digital twin workflows — a strategic move into automotive software and systems markets. Synopsys eDT Platform Opens New Automotive Software Growth Question
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Sassine Ghazi outlined a “silicon-to-systems” vision at Synopsys Converge 2026 and showcased multiple product roadmaps — important for long-term strategy but not an immediate revenue event. Synopsys Outlines Vision for Engineering the Future
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage and note pieces (Zacks, TipRanks, Yahoo) highlight Synopsys as a trending/buy candidate and recap the new product slate — these raise visibility but leave valuation and timing questions open. Is Trending Stock Synopsys, Inc. (SNPS) a Buy Now?
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation/near-term performance concerns: market notes and analyses point to stalled share performance over recent months, mixed sentiment about how quickly the Ansys acquisition will convert to revenue, and an elevated P/E (background), which can prompt profit‑taking despite new product news. Synopsys (SNPS) Valuation Check As Shares Stall And Ansys Deal Reshapes Growth Story

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $530.00, for a total value of $132,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 11,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,338,270. This represents a 2.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the chief financial officer owned 17,842 shares in the company, valued at $8,221,058.34. This represents a 17.01% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 4,157 shares of company stock valued at $1,945,036. 0.56% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on SNPS shares. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. KeyCorp raised their price target on shares of Synopsys from $575.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted 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. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $600.00 price objective on shares of Synopsys and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Synopsys from $500.00 to $450.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 26th. 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 MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $531.00.

Synopsys Stock Down 3.3%

SNPS stock opened at $418.72 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $80.21 billion, a PE ratio of 65.02, a P/E/G ratio of 3.53 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 1.36. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $463.28 and its 200 day moving average is $465.85. 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 data on Wednesday, February 25th. The semiconductor company reported $3.77 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.56 by $0.21. Synopsys had a net margin of 13.76% and a return on equity of 6.83%. The business had revenue of $2.41 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.39 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.03 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 65.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.380-14.460 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.110-3.170 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 EPS for the current year.

About Synopsys

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.