2Xideas AG Acquires New Stake in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Key Points

• 2Xideas AG opened a new position in Synopsys, purchasing 4,910 shares in Q3 worth roughly $2.42 million, and institutional investors now own about 85.47% of the company's stock.
• Synopsys beat expectations with Q results of $3.77 EPS vs. $3.56 estimate and revenue of $2.41 billion (up 65.6% YoY), and it set FY2026 EPS guidance of 14.38–14.46 and Q2 2026 guidance of 3.11–3.17.
• Corporate insiders have sold a total of 4,157 shares (~$1.95 million) in the last three months (including the CFO), while analysts remain mixed—average rating Hold with an average price target of $531.00.

2Xideas AG purchased a new position in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS - Free Report) during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 4,910 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $2,423,000.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Alpine Bank Wealth Management raised its holdings in Synopsys by 89.3% in the third quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management now owns 53 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Synopsys by 1,250.0% during the third quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. now owns 54 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Synopsys during the third quarter worth $27,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. purchased a new position in Synopsys in the third quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, McIlrath & Eck LLC purchased a new position in Synopsys in the third quarter valued at $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.47% of the company's stock.

Synopsys Stock Down 1.5%

SNPS stock opened at $412.63 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $461.93 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $464.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 1.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $79.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.07, a PEG ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 1.15. Synopsys, Inc. has a one year low of $365.74 and a one year high of $651.73.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The semiconductor company reported $3.77 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.56 by $0.21. Synopsys had a return on equity of 6.83% and a net margin of 13.76%.The firm had revenue of $2.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.39 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $3.03 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue 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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on SNPS. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Synopsys from $500.00 to $450.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Rosenblatt Securities decreased their target price on Synopsys from $560.00 to $530.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Wall Street Zen raised Synopsys from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, December 13th. HSBC downgraded shares of Synopsys from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $455.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $600.00 target price on shares of Synopsys and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $531.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at Synopsys

In other news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the firm's 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 transaction, 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. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of Synopsys 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 completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,959 shares in the company, valued at $6,338,270. This represents a 2.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 4,157 shares of company stock valued at $1,945,036 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.56% of the company's stock.

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.

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