Waverton Investment Management Ltd Has $275.37 Million Stock Holdings in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Waverton Investment Management Ltd decreased its stake in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 557,699 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 20,600 shares during the period. Synopsys comprises about 3.5% of Waverton Investment Management Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest position. Waverton Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $275,372,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in SNPS. Lionshead Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Synopsys by 1.9% during the second quarter. Lionshead Wealth Management LLC now owns 914 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $469,000 after acquiring an additional 17 shares in the last quarter. YANKCOM Partnership increased its stake in shares of Synopsys by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 537 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $275,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares during the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 5.3% in the 2nd quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 340 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $174,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares during the period. Savvy Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Synopsys by 3.6% during the second quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. now owns 551 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $282,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares during the period. Finally, Advisors Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Synopsys by 2.3% during the second quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 862 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $442,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Synopsys Stock Performance

NASDAQ SNPS opened at $414.00 on Monday. Synopsys, Inc. has a 12-month low of $365.74 and a 12-month high of $651.73. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $471.21 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $475.21. The company has a market capitalization of $79.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.29, a P/E/G ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The semiconductor company reported $3.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 firm’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 company 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 anticipate that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on SNPS. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $480.00 price target (down from $550.00) on shares of Synopsys in a report on Wednesday. Zacks Research raised shares of Synopsys from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Monday, November 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $580.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities decreased their price target on shares of Synopsys from $560.00 to $530.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Eight equities 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Synopsys has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $531.00.

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.