Kingsview Wealth Management LLC Purchases New Position in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Kingsview Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 1,203 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $536,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of Synopsys by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 921 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $447,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its stake in Synopsys by 11.6% in the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 760 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $326,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Synopsys by 15.1% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,010 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,291,000 after buying an additional 395 shares in the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd increased its position in Synopsys by 9.2% during the 2nd quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 758 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $389,000 after buying an additional 64 shares during the period. Finally, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina lifted its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 2.1% during the second quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 72,095 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $36,962,000 after buying an additional 1,505 shares in the last quarter. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Synopsys Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ SNPS opened at $442.61 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $84.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 78.20, a PEG ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.23. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $416.64 and its 200 day moving average is $440.14. Synopsys, Inc. has a 52 week low of $366.00 and a 52 week high of $615.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.34.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.67 by $0.24. The business had revenue of $2.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.44 billion. Synopsys had a net margin of 11.43% and a return on equity of 6.24%. Synopsys’s revenue was up 42.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $3.39 earnings per share. Synopsys has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 4.100-4.160 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 15.040-15.100 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Synopsys, Inc. will post 11.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $458.96, for a total transaction of $6,702,192.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 75,020 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,431,179.20. This represents a 16.29% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,394 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $450.02, for a total transaction of $1,527,367.88. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 14,358 shares in the company, valued at $6,461,387.16. This represents a 19.12% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on SNPS shares. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Synopsys from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. UBS Group set a $570.00 price objective on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. BNP Paribas Exane raised their target price on shares of Synopsys from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Synopsys from $515.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $561.28.

Trending Headlines about Synopsys

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong Q3 performance: Synopsys reported adjusted earnings of $3.91 per share versus expectations of $3.67, while revenue reached $2.48 billion, up 42.4% year over year and ahead of estimates. Strength in electronic design automation (EDA) and the Ansys acquisition supported the results. SNPS Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates on EDA and Ansys Strength
• Positive Sentiment: Higher outlook and AI momentum: Management raised fiscal 2026 guidance, citing accelerating EDA demand, recovering Design IP activity, interest in agentic AI and additional opportunities from integrating Ansys. Fiscal 2026 EPS guidance is $15.04–$15.10, with revenue guidance reportedly raised to approximately $9.72 billion. SNPS Q3 Earnings Call Highlights EDA Acceleration, Outlook Raised
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and strategic support: Goldman Sachs, Benchmark and Needham reaffirmed Buy ratings, with price targets ranging from $570 to $600. Elliott Investment Management also reportedly built a multibillion-dollar position, betting Synopsys can narrow its discount to peers. Elliott Bets Multibillion-Dollar Position on Closing Synopsys’ Peer Discount
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentators view Synopsys as a key supplier to major technology companies, including Nvidia, and believe Ansys has strengthened its competitive moat; however, the acquisition’s full contribution depends on successful integration and future synergies. SNPS in Right Place, Right Time?
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and peer concerns: Following the earnings rally, investors are refocusing on valuation, with Synopsys trading at a high earnings multiple. A comparison with PDF Solutions also highlighted stronger growth and margin improvement at the smaller rival, potentially limiting near-term enthusiasm for SNPS. SNPS vs. PDFS: Which Semiconductor Software Stock Has an Edge?

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.