Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) Shares Acquired Rep. Dan Newhouse

Posted by Amy Steele on Jan 18th, 2026

Representative Dan Newhouse (R-Washington) recently bought shares of Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS). In a filing disclosed on January 15th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Synopsys stock on December 31st. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “EDWARD JONES IRA” account.

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Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS) on 12/11/2025.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Blackstone (NYSE:BX) on 12/11/2025.
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Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Magna International (NYSE:MGA) on 12/11/2025.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Truist Financial (NYSE:TFC) on 12/11/2025.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) on 12/11/2025.

Synopsys Stock Up 1.6%

Shares of Synopsys stock traded up $8.12 during trading on Friday, hitting $516.31. 1,850,643 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,516,445. Synopsys, Inc. has a 52-week low of $365.74 and a 52-week high of $651.73. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The firm has a market cap of $98.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.30 and a beta of 1.12. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $455.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $504.95.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The semiconductor company reported $2.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.79 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $2.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.25 billion. Synopsys had a net margin of 18.89% and a return on equity of 7.89%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 37.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm 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, equities analysts predict that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have commented on SNPS. Rosenblatt Securities raised Synopsys from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $605.00 to $560.00 in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. KeyCorp lifted their price target on Synopsys from $575.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Bank of America raised Synopsys from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $525.00 to $500.00 in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Synopsys from $445.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Synopsys from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Synopsys presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $553.57.

Read Our Latest Research Report on SNPS

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Synopsys

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SNPS. Alpine Bank Wealth Management raised its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. increased its stake in Synopsys by 1,250.0% in 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 last quarter. Independence Bank of Kentucky boosted its position in shares of Synopsys by 120.0% in the second quarter. Independence Bank of Kentucky now owns 55 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. acquired a new stake in Synopsys during the third quarter worth about $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.47% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Synopsys

In other Synopsys news, 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 value of $132,500.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,338,270. This trade represents a 2.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $460.77, for a total transaction of $1,685,035.89. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 17,842 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,221,058.34. The trade was a 17.01% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 4,157 shares of company stock valued at $1,945,036 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

About Representative Newhouse

Dan Newhouse (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Washington’s 4th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2015. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Newhouse (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Washington’s 4th Congressional District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Click here to see Newhouse’s key votes in Congress.

Newhouse served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives representing District 15-Position 2 from 2003 through 2009 and as Washington Director of Agriculture from 2009 to 2013.

Newhouse was first elected to the state House in 2002 and served until he was named state Director of Agriculture in 2009. He was first appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire on February 18, 2009.

Synopsys Company 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.