Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) Insider Geus Aart De Sells 25,000 Shares of Stock

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) insider Geus Aart De sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $441.76, for a total transaction of $11,044,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 120,421 shares in the company, valued at $53,197,180.96. This trade represents a 17.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

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

• On Tuesday, September 1st, Geus Aart De sold 24,641 shares of Synopsys stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $419.44, for a total transaction of $10,335,421.04.
• On Friday, August 28th, Geus Aart De sold 25,000 shares of Synopsys stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $445.55, for a total value of $11,138,750.00.

Synopsys Stock Performance

NASDAQ:SNPS opened at $415.97 on Thursday. Synopsys, Inc. has a 1-year low of $366.00 and a 1-year high of $615.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 1.24. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $414.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $439.94. The firm has a market cap of $79.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 73.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.23.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.91 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.67 by $0.24. Synopsys had a net margin of 11.43% and a return on equity of 6.24%. The firm had revenue of $2.48 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.44 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.39 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 42.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, sell-side analysts expect that Synopsys, Inc. will post 11 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have issued reports on SNPS shares. Mizuho cut their price objective on Synopsys from $600.00 to $550.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of Synopsys from $550.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Berenberg Bank set a $633.00 price objective on shares of Synopsys in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Synopsys from $515.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $580.00 price target on shares of Synopsys in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $561.28.

Institutional Trading of Synopsys

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in Synopsys in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $7,228,099,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Synopsys in the second quarter worth $747,400,000. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Synopsys in the fourth quarter valued at $730,197,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the second quarter valued at $692,074,000. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Synopsys by 20.6% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,760,358 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,322,273,000 after acquiring an additional 1,493,912 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

More Synopsys News

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

About Synopsys

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.