28,279 Shares in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Bought by HCEP Management Ltd

Key Points

• HCEP Management Ltd bought a new stake of 28,279 shares of Synopsys worth approximately $13,953,000 in Q3, making the stock about 7.9% of HCEP’s portfolio and its third-largest holding.
• Synopsys beat quarterly expectations with $3.77 EPS (vs. $3.56 est.) and $2.41B revenue (vs. $2.39B est.), reporting revenue up 65.6% year‑over‑year and issuing FY2026 guidance of $14.380–$14.460 EPS and Q2 guidance of $3.110–$3.170 EPS.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed (8 Buy / 8 Hold / 1 Sell) with a MarketBeat consensus rating of "Hold" and a $531 consensus target, while institutional ownership is high (~85.47%) and insiders have recently trimmed positions (insider ownership ~0.56%).

HCEP Management Ltd bought a new stake in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS - Free Report) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 28,279 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $13,953,000. Synopsys comprises about 7.9% of HCEP Management Ltd's portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lionshead Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Lionshead Wealth Management LLC now owns 914 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $469,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares during the period. YANKCOM Partnership grew its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 537 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $275,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares during the period. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its position in Synopsys by 5.3% during the 2nd quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 340 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $174,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Synopsys by 2.3% in the second quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 862 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $442,000 after buying an additional 19 shares during the period. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC raised its holdings in Synopsys by 15.9% in the second quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 153 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $78,000 after buying an additional 21 shares during the period. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Synopsys in a research note 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 report on Wednesday, February 25th. Rosenblatt Securities lowered their price target on Synopsys from $560.00 to $530.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Synopsys from $500.00 to $450.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Synopsys from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Synopsys has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $531.00.

Synopsys Price Performance

SNPS opened at $437.41 on Monday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $466.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of $468.77. The firm has a market cap of $83.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.92, a PEG ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 1.15. Synopsys, Inc. has a twelve month low of $365.74 and a twelve month 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.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The semiconductor company reported $3.77 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.56 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $2.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.39 billion. Synopsys had a net margin of 13.76% and a return on equity of 6.83%. The firm's revenue was up 65.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $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. Equities research analysts expect that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Synopsys

In related news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $460.77, for a total value of $1,685,035.89. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 17,842 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,221,058.34. This represents a 17.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of Synopsys stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $530.00, for a total value of $132,500.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 11,959 shares in the company, valued at $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 4,157 shares of company stock valued at $1,945,036 in the last three months. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.

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