North Star Asset Management Inc. Acquires 3,689 Shares of Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

North Star Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 6.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 65,112 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 3,689 shares during the period. Synopsys comprises 1.3% of North Star Asset Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest holding. North Star Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $32,126,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Alpine Bank Wealth Management increased its stake in shares of 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 in the last quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. grew its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Millstone Evans Group LLC purchased a new stake in Synopsys in the third quarter worth about $27,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. bought a new position in shares of Synopsys in the third quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, McIlrath & Eck LLC purchased a new position in shares of Synopsys during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Synopsys Trading Up 4.7%

Shares of Synopsys stock opened at $440.72 on Wednesday. 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, Inc. has a twelve month low of $365.74 and a twelve month high of $651.73. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $472.93 and a 200-day moving average price of $479.23. The firm has a market cap of $84.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.16, a PEG ratio of 3.50 and a beta of 1.12.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The semiconductor company reported $2.90 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.79 by $0.11. Synopsys had a net margin of 18.89% and a return on equity of 7.89%. The company had revenue of $2.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.25 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.40 earnings per share. Synopsys’s quarterly revenue was up 37.8% on a year-over-year basis. 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 anticipate that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 $6,338,270. This trade represents a 2.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of Synopsys 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 sale, the chief financial officer owned 17,842 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,221,058.34. The trade was a 17.01% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 4,157 shares of company stock valued at $1,945,036. 0.62% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

SNPS has been the subject of several analyst reports. Piper Sandler lowered shares of Synopsys from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $602.00 to $520.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $560.00 target price on shares of Synopsys in a report on Friday, February 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Synopsys from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on Synopsys from $550.00 to $580.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Synopsys from $445.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $547.00.

Synopsys 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.