Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. Has $108.77 Million Stock Holdings in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 37.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 281,301 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 170,298 shares during the quarter. Synopsys accounts for about 1.6% of Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest position. Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc.’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $108,771,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in SNPS. Sankala Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Synopsys in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new position in shares of Synopsys in the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in shares of Synopsys in the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Synopsys in the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Osbon Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Synopsys

In related news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,394 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.02, for a total transaction of $1,527,367.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 14,358 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,461,387.16. This trade represents a 19.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $458.96, for a total transaction of $6,702,192.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 75,020 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,431,179.20. The trade was a 16.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 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. Company insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price target on Synopsys from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Rosenblatt Securities increased their target price on shares of Synopsys from $530.00 to $575.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Piper Sandler raised shares of Synopsys from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $450.00 to $550.00 in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Robert W. Baird set a $558.00 price objective on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Berenberg Bank set a $633.00 price target on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Synopsys has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $570.06.

Synopsys Stock Performance

NASDAQ SNPS opened at $437.16 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $482.19 and a 200-day moving average price of $461.34. The firm has a market cap of $83.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 101.19, a PEG ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 1.32. Synopsys, Inc. has a 1 year low of $376.18 and a 1 year high of $651.73.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.15 by $0.20. Synopsys had a net margin of 8.91% and a return on equity of 5.83%. The business had revenue of $2.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.25 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $3.67 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 41.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.720-14.800 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.630-3.690 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.65 EPS for the current fiscal 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.