Synopsys, Inc [SNPS] short interest falls, dropping by 4.55 million million shares

Jaxson Clark

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Synopsys, Inc shares valued at $132,500 were sold by LEE JANET on Jan 12 ’26. At $530.00 per share, LEE JANET sold 250 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 11,959 shares worth approximately $6.08 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, JANET LEE purchased 250 shares, netting a total of over 132,500 in proceeds.

Before that, LEE JANET had sold 250 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $127,500, the GC & Corporate Secretary traded Synopsys, Inc shares for $510.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 250 shares, worth approximately $6.2 million.

As published in a research note from Piper Sandler on January 13, 2026, Synopsys, Inc [SNPS] has been rated down from an Overweight to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $520. Analysts at BofA Securities upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of December 09, 2025, Rosenblatt has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for SNPS. Earlier on December 08, 2025, BofA Securities upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for SNPS stock which previously was a “an Underperform”.

Analyzing SNPS Stock Performance

On last trading session, Synopsys, Inc [NASDAQ: SNPS] rose 0.56% to $508.19. The stock’s lowest price that day was $502.0, but it reached a high of $519.1 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.22%. Over the course of the year, Synopsys, Inc shares have jumped approximately 3.64%.

Support And Resistance Levels for Synopsys, Inc (SNPS)

RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 60.14 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Synopsys, Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Synopsys, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.14 million shares to 4.55 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 4.7 million shares. A decline of -3.17% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.04 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.04.

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 535 in the next 12 months, up nearly 5.87% from the previous closing price of $505.34. Analysts anticipate Synopsys, Inc stock to reach 600 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 425. In spite of this, 13 analysts ranked Synopsys, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On November 24, 2025, Citigroup assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $580.

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