Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Shares Acquired by Capital International Sarl

Capital International Sarl increased its position in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 6.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 95,124 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,532 shares during the period. Capital International Sarl’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $46,933,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in SNPS. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 20.7% in the third 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 period. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings 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 worth $1,393,506,000 after buying an additional 1,990,608 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Synopsys during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $647,964,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Synopsys by 321.3% during the 3rd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 1,301,228 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $642,013,000 after acquiring an additional 992,386 shares during the period. Finally, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 186.3% in the 3rd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 934,034 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $460,843,000 after acquiring an additional 607,743 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Synopsys Stock Down 0.0%

Synopsys stock opened at $437.22 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 1.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $83.75 billion, a PE ratio of 67.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 1.15. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $465.87 and a 200-day simple moving average of $467.64. Synopsys, Inc. has a 12 month low of $365.74 and a 12 month high of $651.73.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The semiconductor company reported $3.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.56 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $2.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.39 billion. Synopsys had a net margin of 13.76% and a return on equity of 6.83%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 65.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company 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. On average, analysts anticipate that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have commented on SNPS. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $480.00 price target (down from $550.00) on shares of Synopsys in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. HSBC downgraded Synopsys from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $455.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Friday, February 20th. KeyCorp boosted their price target on Synopsys from $575.00 to $600.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Bank of America upgraded Synopsys from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $525.00 to $500.00 in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities dropped their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $560.00 to $530.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $531.00.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $530.00, for a total transaction of $132,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 11,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,338,270. The trade was a 2.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $460.77, for a total transaction of $1,685,035.89. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 17,842 shares in the company, valued at $8,221,058.34. This represents a 17.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 4,157 shares of company stock worth $1,945,036. Company insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

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.