Hel Ved Capital Management Ltd Increases Stock Position in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Hel Ved Capital Management Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 126.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 11,333 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,333 shares during the period. Synopsys accounts for 1.2% of Hel Ved Capital Management Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest holding. Hel Ved Capital Management Ltd’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $5,592,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. boosted its position in Synopsys by 109.0% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 186 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $92,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Evexia Wealth LLC boosted its position in Synopsys by 19.1% during the third quarter. Evexia Wealth LLC now owns 1,385 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $683,000 after purchasing an additional 222 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in Synopsys by 7.0% in the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 204,310 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $100,805,000 after purchasing an additional 13,422 shares during the last quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Synopsys by 8.0% in the third quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 623 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $307,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Neuberger Berman Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Synopsys by 6.4% during the third quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 660,598 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $325,932,000 after buying an additional 39,957 shares during the last quarter. 85.47% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the 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 transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 17,842 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,221,058.34. This represents a 17.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of the firm’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. The trade was a 2.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 4,157 shares of company stock valued at $1,945,036 in the last 90 days. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Synopsys Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of Synopsys stock opened at $437.41 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. Synopsys, Inc. has a 12-month low of $365.74 and a 12-month high of $651.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $83.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.92, a PEG ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 1.15. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $466.71 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $470.69.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. HSBC lowered shares of Synopsys from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $455.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Rosenblatt Securities reduced their price target on Synopsys from $560.00 to $530.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Synopsys from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on Synopsys from $520.00 to $430.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Synopsys has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $531.00.

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.