Swiss National Bank Has $263.66 Million Stock Holdings in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Key Points

• Swiss National Bank increased its stake in Synopsys by 14.2% in Q3 to 534,375 shares valued at approximately $263.66 million, representing about 0.29% ownership.
• Synopsys beat quarterly estimates with EPS of $3.77 vs. $3.56 and revenue of $2.41B vs. $2.39B (revenue up 65.6% YoY), and issued FY2026 EPS guidance of 14.38–14.46.
• Insiders have sold 4,157 shares (~$1.95M) in the last 90 days—including transactions by Janet Lee and CFO Shelagh Glaser—while institutional ownership remains high (85.47%) and analysts' consensus is a "Hold" with an average price target of $531.

Swiss National Bank grew its holdings in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS - Free Report) by 14.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 534,375 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 66,375 shares during the quarter. Swiss National Bank owned 0.29% of Synopsys worth $263,655,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in SNPS. Alpine Bank Wealth Management lifted its position in Synopsys by 89.3% in the 3rd 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. raised its stake in shares of Synopsys by 1,250.0% in 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 during the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Synopsys in the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. bought a new position in shares of Synopsys in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, McIlrath & Eck LLC purchased a new position in shares of Synopsys during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. 85.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Synopsys

In other Synopsys news, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $530.00, for a total transaction of $132,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,959 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,338,270. This represents a 2.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 17,842 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,221,058.34. The trade was a 17.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler decreased their price target on Synopsys from $520.00 to $430.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Synopsys from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Synopsys from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, November 10th. Finally, KeyCorp upped their price objective on shares of Synopsys from $575.00 to $600.00 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 issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Synopsys has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $531.00.

Synopsys Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $437.41 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $83.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 1.15. The company's 50-day moving average is $466.71 and its 200 day moving average is $468.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 1.36. Synopsys, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $365.74 and a fifty-two week high of $651.73.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The semiconductor company reported $3.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.56 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $2.41 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.39 billion. Synopsys had a net margin of 13.76% and a return on equity of 6.83%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 65.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $3.03 earnings per share. 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, equities research analysts forecast that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 earnings per share for the current year.

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.

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