Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Shares Purchased by M&G PLC

M&G PLC raised its holdings in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 86,263.0% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 567,405 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 566,748 shares during the period. Synopsys accounts for approximately 1.5% of M&G PLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding. M&G PLC’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $279,731,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Alpine Bank Wealth Management lifted its position in Synopsys by 89.3% during the third quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management now owns 53 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Synopsys by 1,250.0% in the 3rd quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. now owns 54 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Synopsys during the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. acquired a new position in shares of Synopsys during the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, McIlrath & Eck LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Synopsys in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Synopsys

In other Synopsys 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 sale, the chief financial officer owned 17,842 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,221,058.34. This trade represents a 17.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $530.00, for a total value of $132,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly 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. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 4,157 shares of company stock valued at $1,945,036. Insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

Synopsys Price Performance

SNPS stock opened at $437.09 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $477.13 and its 200 day moving average price is $488.65. Synopsys, Inc. has a 12-month low of $365.74 and a 12-month high of $651.73. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The company has a market capitalization of $83.62 billion, a PE ratio of 54.70, a P/E/G ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 1.12.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The semiconductor company reported $2.90 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.79 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $2.25 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.25 billion. Synopsys had a return on equity of 7.89% and a net margin of 18.89%.Synopsys’s revenue was up 37.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $3.40 EPS. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.320-14.400 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.520-3.580 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SNPS has been the topic of several analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Synopsys from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 13th. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on Synopsys from $550.00 to $580.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Citigroup initiated coverage on Synopsys in a research note on Monday, November 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $580.00 price target on the stock. Zacks Research raised Synopsys from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $510.00 to $550.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $553.57.

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.