W1M Asset Management Ltd Makes New Investment in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Key Points

• W1M Asset Management initiated a position of 816,669 Synopsys shares worth approximately $364.1 million, representing 3.3% of its portfolio and about 0.43% of Synopsys’ outstanding stock.
• Analysts remain broadly positive, with Synopsys receiving a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating and an average price target of $563.59, despite some recent target reductions.
• Synopsys reported quarterly revenue of $2.28 billion, up 41.9% year over year, and EPS of $3.35, beating analyst expectations; shares recently traded at $397.87, well below their 52-week high of $615.79.

W1M Asset Management Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 816,669 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $364,116,000. Synopsys comprises about 3.3% of W1M Asset Management Ltd's portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. W1M Asset Management Ltd owned approximately 0.43% of Synopsys at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of SNPS. Sankala Group LLC acquired a new stake in Synopsys in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in Synopsys by 96.4% during the 2nd quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 55 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Synopsys in the second quarter worth $28,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.47% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

SNPS has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Zacks Research upgraded Synopsys from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Synopsys from $535.00 to $450.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Berenberg Bank set a $633.00 price objective on Synopsys in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Synopsys from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Synopsys from $525.00 to $500.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $563.59.

Synopsys Price Performance

Shares of SNPS opened at $397.87 on Friday. The business's 50-day moving average is $419.73 and its two-hundred day moving average is $440.22. The company has a market capitalization of $76.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 92.10, a P/E/G ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.23. Synopsys, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $366.00 and a fifty-two week high of $615.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 1.43.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.15 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $2.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.25 billion. Synopsys had a return on equity of 5.83% and a net margin of 8.91%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 41.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.67 EPS. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.720-14.800 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.630-3.690 EPS. Research analysts predict that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $458.96, for a total value of $6,702,192.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 75,020 shares in the company, valued at $34,431,179.20. The trade was a 16.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,394 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.02, for a total value of $1,527,367.88. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 14,358 shares in the company, valued at $6,461,387.16. This trade represents a 19.12% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.56% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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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