Shelagh Glaser Sells 3,394 Shares of Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) Stock

Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS) CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,394 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $450.02, for a total value of $1,527,367.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 14,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,461,387.16. This represents a 19.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Synopsys Stock Down 1.3%

SNPS stock opened at $448.38 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $475.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $461.46. Synopsys, Inc. has a twelve month low of $376.18 and a twelve month high of $651.73. The company has a market cap of $85.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 103.79, a P/E/G ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 27th. The semiconductor company reported $3.35 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.15 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $2.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.25 billion. Synopsys had a net margin of 8.91% and a return on equity of 5.83%. Synopsys’s revenue for the quarter was up 41.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.67 EPS. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.720-14.800 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.630-3.690 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on SNPS shares. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Synopsys from $480.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. HSBC lowered Synopsys from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $455.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Friday, February 20th. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their target price on Synopsys from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Synopsys in a report on Monday, June 8th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $558.00 target price on Synopsys in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Synopsys currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $563.81.

Key Stories Impacting Synopsys

Here are the key news stories impacting Synopsys this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Synopsys announced a collaboration with Murata Manufacturing that expands access to Murata simulation models through Synopsys/Ansys electromagnetic and thermal analysis tools, which could support broader product adoption and reinforce Synopsys’ software ecosystem. Murata Collaborates with Synopsys to Provide Simulation Models Through Ansys Electromagnetic and Thermal Analysis Tools
• Neutral Sentiment: A DCF-based valuation article said SNPS appears “fairly valued” at about $394, suggesting the stock may not be dramatically undervalued despite recent weakness. SNPS Fairly Valued by DCF at $394
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Sassine Ghazi sold 14,603 shares for about $6.7 million, and CFO Shelagh Glaser also sold 3,394 shares for about $1.5 million. Both transactions were made under pre-arranged 10b5-1 plans, which makes them less alarming, but insider selling can still pressure sentiment. Top Synopsys Executive Makes Major Move With Insider Stock Sale

Institutional Trading of Synopsys

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Empirical Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the 3rd quarter valued at $773,000. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Synopsys by 31.8% during the 4th quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 14,810 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $6,957,000 after acquiring an additional 3,575 shares during the period. SeaTown Holdings Pte. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Synopsys by 55.9% during the 4th quarter. SeaTown Holdings Pte. Ltd. now owns 22,300 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $10,475,000 after acquiring an additional 8,000 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Synopsys by 20.7% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,181,185 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,970,415,000 after acquiring an additional 3,120,401 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Synopsys during the 4th quarter valued at $730,197,000. 85.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.