Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Stock Holdings Lifted by Level Four Advisory Services LLC

Level Four Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 187.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,575 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,679 shares during the quarter. Level Four Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $1,270,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Stanley Laman Group Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Synopsys by 542.9% in the third quarter. Stanley Laman Group Ltd. now owns 12,877 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $6,353,000 after purchasing an additional 10,874 shares in the last quarter. Symphony Financial Ltd. Co. increased its stake in Synopsys by 4,780.9% in the 2nd quarter. Symphony Financial Ltd. Co. now owns 40,219 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $20,638,000 after buying an additional 39,395 shares during the period. Empirical Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Synopsys in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $773,000. Waverton Investment Management Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Synopsys by 15.0% during the 2nd quarter. Waverton Investment Management Ltd now owns 578,299 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $296,630,000 after buying an additional 75,374 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 76.3% during the 3rd quarter. Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 7,578 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,739,000 after acquiring an additional 3,279 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Synopsys Stock Performance

NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $442.30 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $84.73 billion, a PE ratio of 68.68, a PEG ratio of 3.51 and a beta of 1.15. Synopsys, Inc. has a 1 year low of $365.74 and a 1 year high of $651.73. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $467.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $472.00.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The semiconductor company reported $3.77 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.56 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $2.41 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.39 billion. Synopsys had a return on equity of 6.83% and a net margin of 13.76%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 65.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.03 EPS. 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on SNPS shares. Rosenblatt Securities cut their price objective on Synopsys from $560.00 to $530.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $480.00 price target (down from $550.00) on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Synopsys from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Bank of America upgraded Synopsys from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $525.00 to $500.00 in a report on Monday, December 8th. Finally, Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Monday, November 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $580.00 target price for the company. Eight 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. According to data from MarketBeat, Synopsys has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $531.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at Synopsys

In related news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $530.00, for a total value of $132,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 11,959 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,338,270. This represents a 2.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 4,157 shares of company stock worth $1,945,036 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

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.