Waterway Wealth Management LLC Invests $1.32 Million in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Waterway Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 2,806 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,318,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of SNPS. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Synopsys during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Synopsys during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Synopsys during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Oakworth Capital Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 3,700.0% during the fourth quarter. Oakworth Capital Inc. now owns 76 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Greenline Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Synopsys in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Synopsys

In other Synopsys news, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $458.96, for a total transaction of $6,702,192.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 75,020 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $34,431,179.20. This trade represents a 16.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,394 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.02, for a total value of $1,527,367.88. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,461,387.16. This trade represents a 19.12% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.56% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Synopsys Price Performance

SNPS stock opened at $448.38 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $475.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of $461.46. The company has a quick ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The stock has a market cap of $85.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 103.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.22. Synopsys, Inc. has a 52-week low of $376.18 and a 52-week high of $651.73.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.15 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $2.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.25 billion. Synopsys had a return on equity of 5.83% and a net margin of 8.91%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 41.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.67 earnings per share. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.720-14.800 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.630-3.690 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Synopsys News

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys announced a collaboration with Murata Manufacturing to expand access to simulation models through Synopsys/Ansys electromagnetic and thermal analysis tools, a move that could strengthen adoption of its design software and deepen customer usage. Murata Collaborates with Synopsys to Provide Simulation Models Through Ansys Electromagnetic and Thermal Analysis Tools
• Neutral Sentiment: A valuation note said SNPS looks “fairly valued” on a DCF basis around $394, suggesting the stock may not be deeply undervalued after its recent pullback. SNPS Fairly Valued by DCF at 394
• Neutral Sentiment: Brokerage coverage remains mixed, with the consensus rating still at “Hold” despite several higher price targets from analysts. Synopsys: Long-Term Opportunity Outweighs Near-Term Headwinds
• Negative Sentiment: Recent insider selling by top executives may be creating near-term pressure on the shares, even though the transactions were pre-planned and not necessarily a sign of weakening fundamentals. Top Synopsys Executive Makes Major Move With Insider Stock Sale

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

SNPS has been the subject of several recent research reports. HSBC cut Synopsys from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $455.00 price target for the company. in a report on Friday, February 20th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $580.00 price target on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday, May 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $600.00 price target on Synopsys and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Synopsys from $480.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Bank of America increased their price target on Synopsys from $515.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $563.81.

Synopsys 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.