Dnca Finance Sells 15,530 Shares of Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Dnca Finance lessened its position in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 42.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 20,680 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 15,530 shares during the period. Dnca Finance’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $10,203,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lionshead Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Synopsys by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Lionshead Wealth Management LLC now owns 914 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $469,000 after acquiring an additional 17 shares during the period. YANKCOM Partnership increased its stake in shares of Synopsys by 3.3% in the second quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 537 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $275,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares in the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Synopsys by 5.3% in the second 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 position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 19 shares during the period. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC raised its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 21 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SNPS has been the subject of several analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Synopsys from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, December 13th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Bank of America upgraded Synopsys from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $525.00 to $500.00 in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Piper Sandler cut 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. Finally, Citigroup assumed coverage on Synopsys in a research note on Monday, November 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $580.00 price objective on the stock. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $531.00.

Synopsys Stock Performance

Synopsys stock opened at $412.63 on Friday. Synopsys, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $365.74 and a fifty-two week high of $651.73. 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 cap of $79.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 1.15. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $461.93 and its 200-day moving average price is $464.57.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The semiconductor company reported $3.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.56 by $0.21. Synopsys had a net margin of 13.76% and a return on equity of 6.83%. The company had revenue of $2.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.39 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.03 earnings per share. The firm’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. On average, equities research analysts expect that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Synopsys

In related news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $460.77, for a total transaction of $1,685,035.89. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 17,842 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,221,058.34. This trade represents a 17.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of Synopsys 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 owned 11,959 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,338,270. The trade was a 2.05% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 4,157 shares of company stock valued at $1,945,036. 0.56% of the stock is owned by 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.