US Bancorp DE Has $59.70 Million Stock Holdings in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

US Bancorp DE increased its position in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 8.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 120,995 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,577 shares during the quarter. US Bancorp DE owned approximately 0.07% of Synopsys worth $59,698,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Lionshead Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Synopsys by 1.9% in the second quarter. Lionshead Wealth Management LLC now owns 914 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $469,000 after buying an additional 17 shares during the last quarter. YANKCOM Partnership raised its stake in Synopsys by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 537 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $275,000 after acquiring an additional 17 shares during the period. Manchester Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Synopsys by 5.3% during the 2nd quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 340 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $174,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares during the last quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Synopsys by 3.6% during the second quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. now owns 551 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $282,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares during the period. Finally, Advisors Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Synopsys by 2.3% during the second quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 862 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $442,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Synopsys

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat on revenue and EPS; Synopsys reported $2.41B revenue (up ~65%) and $3.77 non‑GAAP EPS, topping estimates and raising FY‑2026 EPS guidance — a core fundamental positive that supports longer‑term growth expectations. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Board approved a $2.0B replenishment to the share repurchase program — a near‑term capital return that can support the stock and offset some selling pressure. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Unusual options/whale activity — heavy call buying was reported, signaling speculative bullish interest from traders and possible hedged purchases by institutions. Article Title Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst consensus remains tilted toward Buy despite some downgrades — the average brokerage rating is still positive, leaving a mixed sell‑side backdrop rather than a broad rout. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Long‑term thesis intact: Market commentary highlights Synopsys’ dominant EDA position, potential Ansys synergies over several years, and institutional interest (including Nvidia exposure), which supports a multi‑year growth story even as near‑term noise persists. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Guidance and China export risks weighed on shares — management’s Q2 revenue commentary and Reuters reports about China export restrictions created a muted outlook that disappointed some investors despite the beat. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts trimmed price targets and ratings after the print — several firms cut targets (Wells Fargo, Piper Sandler, Rosenblatt adjustments noted), increasing short‑term downside risk from reduced upside to current levels. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Ansys acquisition and integration costs remain a near‑term drag: GAAP impact, additional debt load and workforce actions are pressuring margins even as management targets multi‑year synergies — investors are pricing in execution risk. Article Title

Synopsys Stock Performance

NASDAQ SNPS opened at $426.00 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $472.21 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $478.66. Synopsys, Inc. has a 12-month low of $365.74 and a 12-month high of $651.73. The company has a market capitalization of $81.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 66.15, a P/E/G ratio of 3.74 and a beta of 1.12. 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 (NASDAQ:SNPS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The semiconductor company reported $3.77 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.56 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $2.41 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.39 billion. Synopsys had a net margin of 13.76% and a return on equity of 7.49%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 65.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.03 earnings per share. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.380-14.460 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.110-3.170 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,221,058.34. This represents a 17.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, 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 transaction, the insider owned 11,959 shares in the company, valued at $6,338,270. The trade was a 2.05% 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 valued at $1,945,036. Corporate insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on SNPS shares. HSBC cut shares of 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 decreased their price target on shares of Synopsys from $560.00 to $530.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $600.00 price objective on shares of Synopsys and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Bank of America upgraded Synopsys from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $525.00 to $500.00 in a report on Monday, December 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Synopsys from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $531.00.

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.