L. Roy Papp & Associates LLP Invests $1.44 Million in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

L. Roy Papp & Associates LLP purchased a new position in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 2,912 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,437,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Saudi Central Bank bought a new position in shares of Synopsys during the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,000. Independence Bank of Kentucky lifted its stake in shares of Synopsys by 120.0% during the 2nd quarter. Independence Bank of Kentucky now owns 55 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 481.8% during the 2nd quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 64 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the period. WPG Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the 1st quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC grew its stake in Synopsys by 423.1% in the 2nd quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 68 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Synopsys News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp reiterated bullish coverage and published multi‑year EPS projections and a $600 price target, which supports upside expectations for SNPS and likely helped buying interest. KeyCorp estimates and MarketBeat summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks and other outlets note elevated investor attention in SNPS; increased retail/institutional focus can amplify moves in either direction but does not by itself change fundamentals. Zacks: Investor Attention
• Neutral Sentiment: MarketWatch flagged that SNPS underperformed peers on a relative basis despite daily gains — a reminder that sector rotation and peer performance are constraining factors. MarketWatch: Relative Performance
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple securities‑fraud class‑action notices and law‑firm solicitations have been filed or distributed, alleging material misstatements for purchases made between Dec. 4, 2024 and Sept. 9, 2025; the widely publicized Dec. 30, 2025 lead‑plaintiff deadline increases headline risk and potential legal exposure. GlobeNewswire: Class Action Filed
• Negative Sentiment: Several plaintiff firms (Rosen, Levi & Korsinsky, Faruqi & Faruqi, Bleichmar Fonti & Auld, Schall, Gross, etc.) are soliciting lead‑plaintiff applications — this broad outreach typically precedes contested litigation phases that can drive volatility and potentially settlement costs or reputational damage. Example notice: Rosen Law Firm: Final Deadline Notice

Insider Transactions at Synopsys

In other news, CAO Sudhindra Kankanwadi sold 9,873 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $500.90, for a total value of $4,945,385.70. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 20,520 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,278,468. The trade was a 32.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.62% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Synopsys Stock Performance

NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $463.73 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. Synopsys, Inc. has a twelve month low of $365.74 and a twelve month high of $651.73. The company has a fifty day moving average of $434.19 and a 200-day moving average of $503.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $86.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.04, a P/E/G ratio of 3.81 and a beta of 1.16.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The semiconductor company reported $2.90 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.79 by $0.11. Synopsys had a net margin of 18.89% and a return on equity of 7.89%. The business had revenue of $2.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.25 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $3.40 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 37.8% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on SNPS. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on Synopsys from $700.00 to $600.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Baird R W downgraded Synopsys from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on Synopsys from $550.00 to $580.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, 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 report on Thursday, December 11th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $562.13.

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.