Elliott Stake Sparks Rally: Social media erupted with reports of activist investor Elliott Management building a multibillion-dollar position in Synopsys, driving shares higher in pre-market trading. Investors highlighted the firm's push for improved profitability and operational execution amid surging AI chip demand. Discussions portray Synopsys as essential to the semiconductor ecosystem.
AI Tailwinds in Focus: Conversations emphasized structural opportunities from AI-fueled chip complexity, positioning Synopsys for growth in design software. Elliott's involvement is seen as a catalyst for better monetization and margins, despite year-to-date underperformance. Optimism centers on potential re-rating as the company leverages its EDA dominance.
Market Movers Spotlight: Synopsys appeared among midday stock gainers, alongside names like Palantir and Flutter, amid broader sector buzz. Company announcements on AI interconnects and future engineering visions added to the positive chatter. Sentiment reflects confidence in Synopsys' role powering next-generation innovations.
Note: This discussion summary was generated from an AI condensation of post data.
Synopsys Insider Trading Activity
Synopsys insiders have traded $SNPS stock on the open market 5 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 5 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $SNPS stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- SUDHINDRA KANKANWADI (Chief Accounting Officer) sold 9,873 shares for an estimated $4,945,408
- SHELAGH GLASER (CFO) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 3,657 shares for an estimated $1,685,035.
- JANET LEE (GC & Corporate Secretary) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 500 shares for an estimated $260,000.
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
Synopsys Revenue
Synopsys had revenues of $2.4B in Q1 2026. This is an increase of 65.52% from the same period in the prior year.
You can track SNPS financials on Quiver Quantitative's SNPS stock page.
Synopsys Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $SNPS stock 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $SNPS stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE DAN NEWHOUSE purchased up to $15,000 on 12/31.
- REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 2 times. They made 0 purchases and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 11/18, 10/09.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
Synopsys Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 567 institutional investors add shares of Synopsys stock to their portfolio, and 953 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 5,443,736 shares (-73.6%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $2,557,031,673
- NVIDIA CORP added 4,821,717 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $2,264,856,909
- FMR LLC added 1,687,848 shares (+29.1%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $792,815,962
- PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT HOLDING SA removed 1,332,153 shares (-56.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $625,738,907
- PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ removed 1,106,267 shares (-33.3%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $519,635,735
- EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC removed 1,074,807 shares (-29.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $504,858,344
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 1,066,539 shares (-51.6%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $500,974,699
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
Synopsys Government Contracts
We have seen $308,806 of award payments to $SNPS over the last year.
Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:
- PURCHASE SOFTWARE FOR TCAD FABRICATION PROCESS SIMULATION: $110,100
- SYNPLIFY BASE PERPETUAL MAINTENANCE: $43,940
- .1. THE PURPOSE OF ORDER W56JSR-23-P-0009 IS TO PROVIDE SUBSCRIPTION FIRM-FIXED-PRICE (FFP) SYNOPSIS SYNP...: $33,420
- SYNOPSYS SOFTWARE RENEWALS: $28,088
To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard.
Synopsys Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $SNPS in the last several months. We have seen 3 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 1 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- B of A Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 12/11/2025
- Rosenblatt issued a "Buy" rating on 12/11/2025
- Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 11/24/2025
- Exane BNP Paribas issued a "Underperform" rating on 10/02/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for Synopsys, check out Quiver Quantitative's $SNPS forecast page.
Synopsys Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $SNPS recently. We have seen 10 analysts offer price targets for $SNPS in the last 6 months, with a median target of $545.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Lee Simpson from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $480.0 on 02/27/2026
- Joe Quatrochi from Wells Fargo set a target price of $450.0 on 02/26/2026
- Blair Abernethy from Rosenblatt set a target price of $530.0 on 02/26/2026
- Clarke Jeffries from Piper Sandler set a target price of $430.0 on 02/26/2026
- Harlan Sur from JP Morgan set a target price of $650.0 on 12/11/2025
- Jason Celino from Keybanc set a target price of $600.0 on 12/11/2025
- Charles Shi from Needham set a target price of $580.0 on 12/11/2025
This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.
