Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Stock Position Raised by Maxi Investments CY Ltd

Maxi Investments CY Ltd grew its position in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 98.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 14,430 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 7,175 shares during the quarter. Synopsys makes up about 0.6% of Maxi Investments CY Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Maxi Investments CY Ltd’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $7,120,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in Synopsys by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 921 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $447,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its stake in Synopsys by 11.6% in the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 760 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $326,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in Synopsys by 15.1% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,010 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,291,000 after acquiring an additional 395 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Synopsys by 2.3% during the 2nd 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 last quarter. Finally, Foundations Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Synopsys by 3.8% during the 2nd quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,372 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $704,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Synopsys Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $425.88 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $460.56 and a 200 day moving average price of $461.36. Synopsys, Inc. has a twelve month low of $365.74 and a twelve month high of $651.73. The company has a market cap of $81.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 66.13, a PEG ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The semiconductor company reported $3.77 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.56 by $0.21. Synopsys had a return on equity of 6.83% and a net margin of 13.76%.The company had revenue of $2.41 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.39 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $3.03 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. Research analysts predict that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Synopsys

In related news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the chief financial officer owned 17,842 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,221,058.34. The trade was a 17.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $530.00, for a total transaction of $132,500.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 11,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,338,270. The trade was a 2.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 4,157 shares of company stock worth $1,945,036. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on SNPS. Bank of America upgraded shares of Synopsys from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price target for the company from $525.00 to $500.00 in a report on Monday, December 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Synopsys from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $480.00 target price (down from $550.00) on shares of Synopsys in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on Synopsys from $500.00 to $450.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, KeyCorp upped their price target on Synopsys from $575.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $531.00.

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.