Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Shares Acquired by Parnassus Investments LLC

Parnassus Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,486,955 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 5,663 shares during the period. Synopsys makes up 1.7% of Parnassus Investments LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Parnassus Investments LLC owned about 0.80% of Synopsys worth $733,649,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in SNPS. Lionshead Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Synopsys by 1.9% during the second quarter. Lionshead Wealth Management LLC now owns 914 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $469,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares in the last quarter. YANKCOM Partnership grew its holdings in Synopsys by 3.3% during the second quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 537 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $275,000 after acquiring an additional 17 shares during the period. Manchester Capital Management LLC raised 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 worth $174,000 after buying an additional 17 shares during the period. Hemington Wealth Management increased its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 10.1% in the 2nd quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 197 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $100,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares during the period. Finally, Concord Asset Management LLC VA boosted its stake in shares of Synopsys by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Concord Asset Management LLC VA now owns 2,379 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,220,000 after buying an additional 18 shares during the period. 85.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Synopsys Stock Up 2.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $525.18 on Friday. Synopsys, Inc. has a 12 month low of $365.74 and a 12 month high of $651.73. The firm has a market cap of $100.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.73, a P/E/G ratio of 4.28 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. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $445.06 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $504.39.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The semiconductor company reported $2.90 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.79 by $0.11. Synopsys had a net margin of 18.89% and a return on equity of 7.89%. The firm had revenue of $2.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.25 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.40 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue 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, research analysts forecast that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Zacks Research upgraded Synopsys from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $510.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Rosenblatt Securities raised Synopsys from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $605.00 to $560.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Bank of America raised 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. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their price objective on Synopsys from $575.00 to $600.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Synopsys has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $562.13.

Insider Buying and Selling at Synopsys

In other Synopsys news, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $510.00, for a total transaction of $127,500.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 12,209 shares in the company, valued at $6,226,590. This trade represents a 2.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly 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 position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.62% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.