14,915 Shares in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Bought by Jacobson & Schmitt Advisors LLC

Jacobson & Schmitt Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 14,915 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,359,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 20.7% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,181,185 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,970,415,000 after purchasing an additional 3,120,401 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Synopsys during the second quarter worth about $647,964,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in Synopsys by 29.1% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,598,874 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,333,095,000 after buying an additional 585,494 shares in the last quarter. M&G PLC lifted its position in shares of Synopsys by 86,263.0% during the 3rd quarter. M&G PLC now owns 567,405 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $279,731,000 after acquiring an additional 566,748 shares during the period. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its stake in shares of Synopsys by 177.5% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 865,987 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $427,269,000 after acquiring an additional 553,924 shares in the last quarter. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Synopsys

In other Synopsys news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the transaction, 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of the 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 11,959 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,338,270. This represents a 2.05% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 4,157 shares of company stock valued at $1,945,036 over the last ninety days. 0.62% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Synopsys Trading Up 4.7%

Synopsys stock opened at $440.72 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $472.93 and a 200 day moving average price of $479.23. Synopsys, Inc. has a 52 week low of $365.74 and a 52 week high of $651.73. The stock has a market cap of $84.42 billion, a PE ratio of 55.16, a P/E/G ratio of 3.50 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The semiconductor company reported $2.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.79 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $2.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.25 billion. Synopsys had a net margin of 18.89% and a return on equity of 7.89%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 37.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $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. Equities research analysts predict that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SNPS has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Zacks Research raised Synopsys from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Citigroup began coverage on Synopsys in a report on Monday, November 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $580.00 target price on the stock. HSBC downgraded Synopsys from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $455.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $560.00 price objective on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Synopsys from $510.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $547.00.

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.