Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Stake Lifted by Westfield Capital Management Co. LP

Westfield Capital Management Co. LP raised its stake in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 16.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 126,581 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 18,010 shares during the quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $62,454,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of SNPS. Alpine Bank Wealth Management grew its position in Synopsys by 89.3% in the 3rd 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 last quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. grew its holdings in Synopsys by 1,250.0% in the 3rd quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. now owns 54 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC acquired a new stake in Synopsys in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. acquired a new position in Synopsys during the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. Finally, McIlrath & Eck LLC bought a new position in shares of Synopsys in the third quarter worth $29,000. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions 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 transaction of $132,500.00. Following the completion of 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The shares were 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 directly owned 17,842 shares in the company, valued at $8,221,058.34. This trade represents a 17.01% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 4,157 shares of company stock worth $1,945,036 over the last quarter. 0.62% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Synopsys Trading Down 5.2%

NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $426.00 on Friday. 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 stock’s 50 day moving average price is $472.21 and its 200 day moving average price is $478.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a current ratio of 1.62. Synopsys, Inc. has a 52 week low of $365.74 and a 52 week high of $651.73.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last posted its 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 net margin of 13.76% and a return on equity of 7.49%. The company had revenue of $2.41 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.39 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.03 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 65.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.380-14.460 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.110-3.170 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SNPS has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Synopsys from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Rosenblatt Securities lowered their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $560.00 to $530.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday. Finally, Citigroup assumed coverage on Synopsys in a research note on Monday, November 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $580.00 price target for the company. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Synopsys presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $531.00.

Key Stories Impacting 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

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.