Slow Capital Inc. Purchases 1,782 Shares of Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Slow Capital Inc. increased its position in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 11.0% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 18,004 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,782 shares during the quarter. Synopsys makes up 1.0% of Slow Capital Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 25th largest position. Slow Capital Inc.’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $8,883,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of SNPS. Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its stake in Synopsys by 197.3% in the third quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 2,762 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,363,000 after buying an additional 1,833 shares during the period. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 39.6% during the 3rd quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,471 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $726,000 after acquiring an additional 417 shares during the last quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in Synopsys by 299.6% in the 3rd quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,842 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $857,000 after acquiring an additional 1,381 shares during the period. Allstate Corp acquired a new stake in Synopsys during the 3rd quarter valued at $3,370,000. Finally, NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC bought a new position in Synopsys during the third quarter worth $373,000. Institutional investors own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective 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. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Synopsys from $510.00 to $550.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Synopsys from $445.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on Synopsys from $550.00 to $580.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Synopsys currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $553.57.

Synopsys Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $516.31 on Tuesday. Synopsys, Inc. has a 12-month low of $365.74 and a 12-month high of $651.73. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $457.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $504.61. The firm has a market cap of $98.78 billion, a PE ratio of 64.62, a PEG ratio of 4.30 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The semiconductor company reported $2.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.79 by $0.11. Synopsys had a return on equity of 7.89% and a net margin of 18.89%.The business had revenue of $2.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.25 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $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. Equities 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, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $6,338,270. The trade was a 2.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 $8,221,058.34. This represents a 17.01% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 4,157 shares of company stock worth $1,945,036. 0.62% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.