Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Stake Boosted by Sei Investments Co.

Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 88.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 535,270 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 250,500 shares during the quarter. Sei Investments Co.’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $264,095,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in SNPS. Stanley Laman Group Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 542.9% in the 3rd quarter. Stanley Laman Group Ltd. now owns 12,877 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $6,353,000 after acquiring an additional 10,874 shares during the period. Symphony Financial Ltd. Co. lifted its position in Synopsys by 4,780.9% in the 2nd quarter. Symphony Financial Ltd. Co. now owns 40,219 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $20,638,000 after purchasing an additional 39,395 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Synopsys during the 3rd quarter valued at about $773,000. Strategic Advisors LLC grew its position in Synopsys by 76.3% in the 3rd quarter. Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 7,578 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,739,000 after purchasing an additional 3,279 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Napean Trading & Investment Co Singapore PTE Ltd grew its position in Synopsys by 17.6% in the 2nd quarter. Napean Trading & Investment Co Singapore PTE Ltd now owns 23,683 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $12,142,000 after purchasing an additional 3,544 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Synopsys News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Launched hardware-assisted verification (HAV) upgrades and new platforms that target AI chip verification, promising up to 2x performance/capacity improvements for emulation and prototyping — a direct revenue opportunity as AI chip complexity increases. Synopsys Introduces Software-Defined Hardware-Assisted Verification
• Positive Sentiment: Unveiled new software tools and integrated solutions for designing AI chips and systems (first wave after the Ansys deal), which reinforce Synopsys’ market leadership in EDA for AI and could accelerate cross‑sell of Ansys capabilities. Synopsys rolls out new software tools for designing AI chips (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: Launched Ansys 2026 R1 and announced integrated Synopsys‑Ansys workflows (multiphysics + simulation + AI features), which expand addressable markets and product stickiness for system‑level design workflows. Synopsys Launches Ansys 2026 R1
• Positive Sentiment: Introduced the Electronics Digital Twin (eDT) Platform targeting automotive software validation and digital twin workflows — a strategic move into automotive software and systems markets. Synopsys eDT Platform Opens New Automotive Software Growth Question
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Sassine Ghazi outlined a “silicon-to-systems” vision at Synopsys Converge 2026 and showcased multiple product roadmaps — important for long-term strategy but not an immediate revenue event. Synopsys Outlines Vision for Engineering the Future
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage and note pieces (Zacks, TipRanks, Yahoo) highlight Synopsys as a trending/buy candidate and recap the new product slate — these raise visibility but leave valuation and timing questions open. Is Trending Stock Synopsys, Inc. (SNPS) a Buy Now?
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation/near-term performance concerns: market notes and analyses point to stalled share performance over recent months, mixed sentiment about how quickly the Ansys acquisition will convert to revenue, and an elevated P/E (background), which can prompt profit‑taking despite new product news. Synopsys (SNPS) Valuation Check As Shares Stall And Ansys Deal Reshapes Growth Story

Synopsys Stock Down 3.3%

SNPS stock opened at $418.72 on Friday. Synopsys, Inc. has a 52-week low of $365.74 and a 52-week high of $651.73. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $463.28 and its 200-day simple moving average is $465.85. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $80.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.02, a P/E/G ratio of 3.53 and a beta of 1.15.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The semiconductor company reported $3.77 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.56 by $0.21. Synopsys had a net margin of 13.76% and a return on equity of 6.83%. The firm had revenue of $2.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.39 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.03 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 65.6% on a year-over-year basis. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.380-14.460 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.110-3.170 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently weighed in on SNPS. HSBC cut Synopsys from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $455.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Rosenblatt Securities lowered 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. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Synopsys from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 13th. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $480.00 price target (down from $550.00) on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded Synopsys from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $525.00 to $500.00 in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $531.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $530.00, for a total value 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. This trade represents a 2.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of Synopsys stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $460.77, for a total value of $1,685,035.89. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 17,842 shares in the company, valued at $8,221,058.34. This represents 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 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Synopsys Company 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.