Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Shares Purchased by HighTower Advisors LLC

HighTower Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 91.5% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 20,492 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,792 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $10,111,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of SNPS. Investment Partners LTD. lifted its stake in shares of Synopsys by 26.7% during the third quarter. Investment Partners LTD. now owns 560 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $276,000 after buying an additional 118 shares during the period. Aberdeen Group plc raised its holdings in Synopsys by 16.2% in the 3rd quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 148,208 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $72,346,000 after acquiring an additional 20,674 shares during the last quarter. GF Fund Management CO. LTD. lifted its stake in shares of Synopsys by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. GF Fund Management CO. LTD. now owns 87,651 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $43,246,000 after purchasing an additional 3,294 shares during the period. Andar Capital Management HK Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the third quarter worth $2,960,000. Finally, WJ Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the third quarter worth $642,000. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Synopsys news, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 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 legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 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 owned 17,842 shares in the company, valued at $8,221,058.34. This represents a 17.01% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 4,157 shares of company stock worth $1,945,036. Company insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

Synopsys Price Performance

Synopsys stock opened at $439.94 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $84.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.06, a PEG ratio of 3.66 and a beta of 1.12. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $474.06 and a 200-day moving average of $482.90. Synopsys, Inc. has a 52-week low of $365.74 and a 52-week high of $651.73.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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. Synopsys had a net margin of 18.89% and a return on equity of 7.89%. The firm had revenue of $2.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.25 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.40 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 37.8% on a year-over-year basis. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.320-14.400 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.520-3.580 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SNPS has been the subject of several analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. KeyCorp upped their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $575.00 to $600.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Synopsys from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 13th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $560.00 price target on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Friday. Finally, HSBC downgraded shares of Synopsys from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $455.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Friday. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $547.00.

Key Stories Impacting Synopsys

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA added a large stake in Synopsys (reported ~4.8M shares, >$2.2B at end-Q4), highlighting strategic alignment between SNPS and AI/semiconductor leaders and lending a strong institutional vote of confidence. NVIDIA’s 13F Bombshell: A New AI Power Trio Emerges
• Positive Sentiment: Board refresh: Synopsys appointed former Deloitte executive Peter A. Shimer to the board and expanded the board as part of governance updates — adds deep financial and leadership experience that investors often view as supportive for oversight and capital allocation. Synopsys Appoints Former Deloitte Executive Peter Shimer to Board of Directors and Announces Board Transitions
• Positive Sentiment: Partnership expansion: Synopsys deepened its AI design and security capabilities via a SimuTech partnership, which could broaden product adoption in AI-focused chip design workflows. Synopsys Deepens AI Design And Security Reach With SimuTech Partnership
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and earnings watch: Multiple previews (Zacks/Yahoo) flag Q1 results as a near-term catalyst — key metrics vs. guidance will likely drive short-term volatility around the report. Synopsys (SNPS) Q1 Earnings on the Horizon: Analysts’ Insights on Key Performance Measures
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed investor reaction coverage discusses AI-disruption fears, chiplet competition and the Ansys deal — narrative is mixed and could add noise to sentiment without a single clear directional effect. How Investors Are Reacting To Synopsys (SNPS) AI Disruption Fears Amid Chiplet Push And Ansys Deal
• Negative Sentiment: HSBC downgraded SNPS from Buy to Hold and set a $455 price target, a move that can weigh on sentiment and selling pressure even though the PT still implies modest upside. SNPS: HSBC downgrades

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.