Mediolanum International Funds Ltd Decreases Stock Holdings in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Mediolanum International Funds Ltd lowered its holdings in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) by 84.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,723 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 54,845 shares during the period. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $4,683,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Alpine Bank Wealth Management lifted its position in Synopsys by 89.3% during the 3rd quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management now owns 53 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $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% during the third quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. now owns 54 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. 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 shares of Synopsys in the third quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, McIlrath & Eck LLC purchased a new position in shares of Synopsys in the third quarter valued at $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Synopsys Trading Down 1.6%

Shares of NASDAQ SNPS opened at $457.89 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $478.60 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $500.20. Synopsys, Inc. has a 52-week low of $365.74 and a 52-week high of $651.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $87.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 57.31, a PEG ratio of 3.87 and a beta of 1.12.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The semiconductor company reported $2.90 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.79 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $2.25 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.25 billion. Synopsys had a return on equity of 7.89% and a net margin of 18.89%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 37.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.40 EPS. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.320-14.400 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.520-3.580 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on SNPS. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Synopsys from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 10th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Synopsys from $445.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Bank of America raised Synopsys from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $525.00 to $500.00 in a report on Monday, December 8th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Synopsys from $510.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $553.57.

Insider Transactions at Synopsys

In related news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 17,842 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,221,058.34. This represents a 17.01% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at $6,338,270. This represents a 2.05% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 4,157 shares of company stock valued at $1,945,036. Insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

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.