Swedbank AB Sells 82,283 Shares of Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS

Posted by Francis Steltz on Jul 7th, 2026

Swedbank AB reduced its holdings in Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS – Free Report) by 7.7% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 990,883 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 82,283 shares during the quarter. Swedbank AB’s holdings in Synopsys were worth $392,865,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in SNPS. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in Synopsys by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 921 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $447,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its position in Synopsys by 11.6% in the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 760 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $326,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in Synopsys by 15.1% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,010 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,291,000 after buying an additional 395 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 9.2% during the second quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 758 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $389,000 after buying an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina lifted its holdings in shares of Synopsys by 2.1% during the second quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 72,095 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $36,962,000 after buying an additional 1,505 shares during the last quarter. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Synopsys Price Performance

NASDAQ:SNPS traded down $10.49 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $431.78. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 359,239 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,042,710. The company has a market capitalization of $82.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 100.11, a P/E/G ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. Synopsys, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $376.18 and a fifty-two week high of $651.73. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $482.19 and a 200-day moving average of $461.39.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.15 by $0.20. Synopsys had a return on equity of 5.83% and a net margin of 8.91%.The company had revenue of $2.28 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.25 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.67 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 41.9% on a year-over-year basis. 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 analysts forecast that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Synopsys

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. BNP Paribas Exane upped their target price on shares of Synopsys from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Synopsys from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $558.00 price target on shares of Synopsys in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Synopsys from $600.00 to $610.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $570.06.

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Synopsys Profile

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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.