Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ Boosts Stake in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ lifted its stake in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 151.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 260,494 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 156,856 shares during the period. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ owned approximately 0.14% of Synopsys worth $128,533,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

Insider Transactions at Synopsys

In other news, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 in the company, valued at $6,338,270. This trade represents a 2.05% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of Synopsys 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 sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 17,842 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,221,058.34. The trade was a 17.01% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 4,157 shares of company stock valued at $1,945,036 in the last three months. 0.62% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Synopsys Price Performance

SNPS stock opened at $437.09 on Tuesday. Synopsys, Inc. has a 1 year low of $365.74 and a 1 year high of $651.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 1.62 and a quick ratio of 1.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $83.62 billion, a PE ratio of 54.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 1.12. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $476.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of $487.27.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SNPS has been the subject of several recent research reports. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Synopsys from $510.00 to $550.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Synopsys from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. KeyCorp raised their price target on shares of Synopsys from $575.00 to $600.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price target on Synopsys from $550.00 to $580.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Citigroup started coverage on Synopsys in a research note on Monday, November 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $580.00 price objective for the company. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $553.57.

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.