Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) Insider Geus Aart De Sells 24,641 Shares of Stock

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) insider Geus Aart De sold 24,641 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $419.44, for a total transaction of $10,335,421.04. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 120,443 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $50,518,611.92. This represents a 16.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Geus Aart De also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, August 31st, Geus Aart De sold 25,000 shares of Synopsys stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $441.76, for a total transaction of $11,044,000.00.
• On Friday, August 28th, Geus Aart De sold 25,000 shares of Synopsys stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $445.55, for a total value of $11,138,750.00.

Synopsys Price Performance

NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $415.97 on Thursday. Synopsys, Inc. has a 52-week low of $366.00 and a 52-week high of $615.79. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $414.25 and a 200 day moving average of $439.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $79.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 73.49, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.23.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.67 by $0.24. The business had revenue of $2.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.44 billion. Synopsys had a return on equity of 6.24% and a net margin of 11.43%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 42.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.39 EPS. Synopsys has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 4.100-4.160 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 15.040-15.100 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Synopsys, Inc. will post 11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SNPS. Range Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in Synopsys by 17.6% during the 2nd quarter. Range Advisory LLC now owns 660 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $294,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Synopsys by 399.3% in the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,011 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,343,000 after purchasing an additional 2,408 shares during the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital boosted its stake in shares of Synopsys by 6.1% during the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 3,194 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,423,000 after purchasing an additional 185 shares during the period. HB Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Synopsys by 14.9% in the second quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,351 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,725,000 after buying an additional 1,081 shares during the period. Finally, Saudi Central Bank raised its holdings in Synopsys by 80.4% during the 2nd quarter. Saudi Central Bank now owns 12,739 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,682,000 after buying an additional 5,677 shares during the last quarter. 85.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Synopsys News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street analysts see approximately 25% potential upside based on the average price target. Synopsys maintains a “Moderate Buy” consensus, with several firms reiterating Buy ratings; Robert W. Baird upgraded the stock to Outperform and raised its target to $560. Wall Street Analysts See a 25.39% Upside in Synopsys
• Positive Sentiment: A recent analysis argues that the market may be underestimating Synopsys’ AI-related chip-design opportunity. The company’s latest revenue growth substantially exceeded that of a major electronic-design-automation rival, potentially supporting a valuation re-rating. The Market May Be Underestimating This AI Chip-Design Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys’ latest quarterly results provide fundamental support: adjusted EPS of $3.91 exceeded expectations of $3.67, revenue reached $2.48 billion versus a $2.44 billion estimate, and revenue increased 42.4% year over year.
• Neutral Sentiment: A look at Synopsys’ decade-long investment returns highlights its strong long-term performance, but the retrospective analysis is unlikely to materially affect near-term trading. Here’s How Much You’d Have If You Invested $1000 in Synopsys a Decade Ago
• Negative Sentiment: Executive Chair Aart de Geus sold a combined 49,641 shares for roughly $21.4 million across transactions on August 31 and September 1. The sales reduced his holdings by about 17%; however, both transactions were made under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, which reduces their significance as a discretionary bearish signal. Synopsys SEC Insider Sale Filing
• Negative Sentiment: Synopsys is exposed to a broader semiconductor-sector pullback as rising global bond yields pressure high-multiple technology stocks. With a P/E ratio above 70 and the shares below their 200-day moving average, valuation and interest-rate sensitivity remain risks. Semiconductor Stocks Slide as Global Bond Selloff Lifts Yields

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have commented on SNPS. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Synopsys from $600.00 to $610.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Mizuho cut their target price on shares of Synopsys from $600.00 to $550.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $580.00 price target on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $575.00 price objective on shares of Synopsys in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. Finally, Bank of America raised their price objective on Synopsys from $515.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $561.28.

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.