J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG Boosts Stake in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG raised its position in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 14.3% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 52,330 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 6,559 shares during the quarter. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $25,819,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Alpine Bank Wealth Management grew its stake in Synopsys by 89.3% in the third quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management now owns 53 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the period. TFC Financial Management Inc. grew its stake in Synopsys by 1,250.0% during the third quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. now owns 54 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC purchased a new stake in Synopsys during the third quarter valued at $27,000. Independence Bank of Kentucky raised its stake in shares of Synopsys by 120.0% in the second quarter. Independence Bank of Kentucky now owns 55 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the period. Finally, SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. bought a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the third quarter worth $28,000. 85.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Synopsys from $445.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Rosenblatt Securities upgraded Synopsys from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $605.00 to $560.00 in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Citigroup started coverage on Synopsys in a report on Monday, November 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $580.00 price target on the stock. Bank of America upgraded shares of Synopsys from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $525.00 to $500.00 in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler downgraded shares of Synopsys from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $602.00 to $520.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Nine equities research 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $553.57.

Synopsys Price Performance

Shares of Synopsys stock opened at $503.01 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $469.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $503.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $96.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 62.95, a P/E/G ratio of 4.17 and a beta of 1.12. Synopsys, Inc. has a 1-year low of $365.74 and a 1-year high of $651.73. 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The semiconductor company reported $2.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 return on equity of 7.89% and a net margin of 18.89%.The business’s revenue was up 37.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $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. On average, equities analysts predict that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, 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 value of $132,500.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 11,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,338,270. This represents a 2.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the chief financial officer owned 17,842 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,221,058.34. This trade represents a 17.01% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 4,157 shares of company stock worth $1,945,036. Insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

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.