Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Synopsys, Inc shares valued at $148,904 were purchased by PAINTER ROBERT G on Sep 11 ’25. At $425.44 per share, PAINTER ROBERT G acquired 350 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 2,291 shares worth approximately $0.97 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Glaser Shelagh sold 3,655 shares, netting a total of over 2,228,709 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $609.77 each, the insider now holds 15,317 shares.
Before that, SHELAGH M GLASER had added 3,655 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $2,228,709, the Officer bought Synopsys, Inc shares for $609.77 each.
As published in a research note from Needham on September 10, 2025, Synopsys, Inc [SNPS] has been retained to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $550. Analysts at Rosenblatt downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early September. As of September 10, 2025, Robert W. Baird has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” for SNPS. Earlier on September 10, 2025, BofA Securities downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Underperform” for SNPS stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing SNPS Stock Performance
On last trading session, Synopsys, Inc [NASDAQ: SNPS] plunged -0.13% to $425.4. The stock’s lowest price that day was $417.51, but it reached a high of $429.25 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 9.70%. Over the course of the year, Synopsys, Inc shares have dropped approximately -13.20%.
Is Synopsys, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Synopsys, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-29 dropping by -0.75 million shares to 3.24 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 3.98 million shares. A decline of -23.04% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.74 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.74.
Which companies own the most shares of Synopsys, Inc (SNPS)?
In terms of Synopsys, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 550 in the next 12 months, up nearly 29.12% from the previous closing price of $425.97. Analysts anticipate Synopsys, Inc stock to reach 630 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 535. In spite of this, 13 analysts ranked Synopsys, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 10, 2025, Goldman assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $620.
