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

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.

Representative Dan Newhouse also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) on 12/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE:BR) on 12/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW) on 12/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) on 12/11/2025.
• 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.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Textron (NYSE:TXT) on 12/11/2025.
• 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 Performance

NASDAQ SNPS traded up $8.12 on Friday, hitting $516.31. 1,850,643 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,516,445. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a current ratio of 1.62. The business’s fifty day moving average is $455.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $504.95. Synopsys, Inc. has a 12 month low of $365.74 and a 12 month high of $651.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $98.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.62, a PEG ratio of 4.30 and a beta of 1.12.

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The semiconductor company reported $2.90 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.79 by $0.11. Synopsys had a return on equity of 7.89% and a net margin of 18.89%.The firm had revenue of $2.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.25 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.40 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 37.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Synopsys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.320-14.400 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.520-3.580 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Synopsys, Inc. will post 10.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Shelagh Glaser sold 3,657 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief financial officer owned 17,842 shares in the company, valued at $8,221,058.34. The trade was a 17.01% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Janet Lee sold 250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 12th. The shares were 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. The trade was a 2.05% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 4,157 shares of company stock worth $1,945,036 over the last three months. 0.62% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SNPS has been the subject of several recent research reports. Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of Synopsys in a research note on Monday, November 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $580.00 target price for the company. Rosenblatt Securities upgraded shares of Synopsys from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $605.00 to $560.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Synopsys from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 13th. BNP Paribas began coverage on Synopsys in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. They issued an “underperform” rating and a $425.00 price target for the company. Finally, Bank of America upgraded Synopsys from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $525.00 to $500.00 in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $553.57.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SNPS. Alpine Bank Wealth Management lifted its position in Synopsys by 89.3% in the third quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management now owns 53 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. raised its holdings in Synopsys by 1,250.0% during the 3rd quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. now owns 54 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC purchased a new stake in Synopsys during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Independence Bank of Kentucky grew its holdings in Synopsys by 120.0% in the 2nd 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. Finally, SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. purchased a new position in shares of Synopsys in the third quarter valued at about $28,000. 85.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.

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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.

About Synopsys

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.