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SNPS · Synopsys Inc. Common Stock

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October 17, 2026

Synopsys Launches $1B Buyback and AI Chip Libraries. Synopsys announced a $1 billion accelerated share buyback, signaling management confidence in the company's value. The firm also introduced AI chipmaking libraries to support semiconductor workflows, aligning with broader industry trends in AI-defined manufacturing. Analysts have responded by raising price targets, with the current average sitting well above the stock's 52-week low.

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Insiders & Stakes

Ajei Gopal
CEO Designate
167,746
Shares held
CHAN CHI-FOON
Co-CEO & President
155,120
Shares held
DE GEUS AART
EXECUTIVE CHAIR
120,443
Shares held
Logan Joseph W
Chief Revenue Officer
99,945
Shares held
Sassine Ghazi
PRESIDENT AND CEO
76,865
Shares held
Trac Pham
CFO
39,849
Shares held
Nikias Chrysostomos L
Director
23,395
Shares held
RUNKEL JOHN F JR
GC & Corporate Secretary
23,383
Shares held
Sudhindra Kankanwadi
Deputy CFO & CAO
22,717
Shares held
Janet Lee
GC & Corporate Secretary
16,534
Shares held
Bruce R. Chizen
Director
16,162
Shares held
Janice Chaffin
Director
15,622
Shares held
John Schwarz
Director
13,240
Shares held
Ravi K. Vijayaraghavan
Director
3,667
Shares held
Jeannine P. Sargent
Director
2,997
Shares held
Robert G. Painter
President & CEO
2,744
Shares held
VALLEE ROY
Director
2,622
Shares held
Michael Ellow
Chief Revenue Officer
2,612
Shares held
Marc N. Casper
Chairman & CEO
2,092
Shares held
Borgen Luis
Director
1,833
Shares held
MAHONEY RICHARD S.
Chief Revenue Officer
1,511
Shares held
Shelagh Glaser
Director
1,452
Shares held
Peter A. Shimer
Director
1,378
Shares held
Jesse Cohn
Director
1,082
Shares held
Mercedes Johnson
Director
453
Shares held

Transaction History

Janet Lee▼ Sell$293K
Janet Lee▼ Sell$281K
Sudhindra Kankanwadi▲ Buy$1.2M
Sudhindra Kankanwadi▼ Sell$4.6M
Sudhindra Kankanwadi▲ Buy$408K
Sudhindra Kankanwadi▼ Sell$1.5M
Sassine Ghazi▼ Sell$5.5M
Sassine Ghazi▲ Buy$2.0M
Janet Lee▲ Buy$0
Janet Lee▼ Sell$395K
Janet Lee▲ Buy$0
Janet Lee▼ Sell$126K
DE GEUS AART▲ Buy$3.3M
DE GEUS AART▼ Sell$10.3M
Sassine Ghazi▼ Sell$10K
Sudhindra Kankanwadi▼ Sell$10K
Michael Ellow▼ Sell$10K
DE GEUS AART▲ Buy$3.4M
DE GEUS AART▼ Sell$11.0M
DE GEUS AART▼ Sell$8K
DE GEUS AART▼ Sell$11.1M
DE GEUS AART▲ Buy$3.4M
Janet Lee▼ Sell$134K
Janet Lee▲ Buy$0
Shelagh Glaser▼ Sell$198K
Sassine Ghazi▲ Buy$2.0M
Sassine Ghazi▼ Sell$6.7M
Sassine Ghazi▲ Buy$0
DE GEUS AART▲ Buy$0
DE GEUS AART▼ Sell$71K
Michael Ellow▼ Sell$244K
Janet Lee▲ Buy$0
Janet Lee▼ Sell$107K
Sudhindra Kankanwadi▲ Buy$0
Sudhindra Kankanwadi▼ Sell$113K
Shelagh Glaser▲ Buy$0
Sassine Ghazi▼ Sell$678K
Michael Ellow▲ Buy$0
Michael Ellow▼ Sell$912K
Michael Ellow▲ Buy$0
Shelagh Glaser▼ Sell$1.5M
Janet Lee▲ Buy$0
Janet Lee▼ Sell$150K
Jesse Cohn▲ Buy$0
Jesse Cohn▲ Buy$0
Janet Lee▲ Buy$0
Janet Lee▼ Sell$160K
Ravi K. Vijayaraghavan▲ Buy$0
Peter A. Shimer▲ Buy$0
John Schwarz▲ Buy$0
Jeannine P. Sargent▲ Buy$0
Robert G. Painter▲ Buy$0
Mercedes Johnson▲ Buy$0
Bruce R. Chizen▲ Buy$0
Janice Chaffin▲ Buy$0
Sudhindra Kankanwadi▲ Buy$0
Sudhindra Kankanwadi▼ Sell$119K
Shelagh Glaser▲ Buy$0
Shelagh Glaser▼ Sell$116K
Sassine Ghazi▲ Buy$0
Sassine Ghazi▼ Sell$189K
DE GEUS AART▲ Buy$0
DE GEUS AART▼ Sell$260K
Janet Lee▲ Buy$0
Janet Lee▼ Sell$54K
Janet Lee▲ Buy$0
Janet Lee▼ Sell$126K
Peter A. Shimer▲ Buy$0
Peter A. Shimer▲ Buy$0
DE GEUS AART▼ Sell$10K
Shelagh Glaser▼ Sell$10K
Sassine Ghazi▼ Sell$10K
Sudhindra Kankanwadi▼ Sell$10K
Janet Lee▲ Buy$0
Janet Lee▼ Sell$403K
Janet Lee▼ Sell$133K
Janet Lee▼ Sell$128K
Janet Lee▲ Buy$0
Janet Lee▼ Sell$383K
Janet Lee▲ Buy$0
Janet Lee▼ Sell$192K
Janet Lee▲ Buy$0
Janet Lee▼ Sell$144K
Janet Lee▼ Sell$383K
Janet Lee▲ Buy$0
Shelagh Glaser▲ Buy$370K
Shelagh Glaser▼ Sell$481K
Shelagh Glaser▲ Buy$910K
Shelagh Glaser▼ Sell$1.2M
Sassine Ghazi▼ Sell$245K
Sassine Ghazi▲ Buy$0
Sassine Ghazi▲ Buy$0
Sassine Ghazi▼ Sell$382K
Sassine Ghazi▲ Buy$0
Sassine Ghazi▼ Sell$526K
Shelagh Glaser▲ Buy$0
Shelagh Glaser▼ Sell$829K
Shelagh Glaser▲ Buy$0
Shelagh Glaser▼ Sell$153K
Shelagh Glaser▲ Buy$0
Shelagh Glaser▼ Sell$176K
Sudhindra Kankanwadi▲ Buy$0
Sudhindra Kankanwadi▼ Sell$171K
Sudhindra Kankanwadi▲ Buy$0
Sudhindra Kankanwadi▼ Sell$130K
Sudhindra Kankanwadi▲ Buy$0
Sudhindra Kankanwadi▼ Sell$234K
DE GEUS AART▲ Buy$0
DE GEUS AART▼ Sell$285K
DE GEUS AART▲ Buy$0
DE GEUS AART▼ Sell$204K
DE GEUS AART▲ Buy$0
DE GEUS AART▼ Sell$145K
Janet Lee▲ Buy$0
Janet Lee▼ Sell$60K
Janet Lee▲ Buy$0
Janet Lee▼ Sell$133K
Sudhindra Kankanwadi▲ Buy$886K
Sudhindra Kankanwadi▼ Sell$4.9M
Sudhindra Kankanwadi▲ Buy$539K
Sudhindra Kankanwadi▼ Sell$2.9M
Ajei Gopal▲ Buy$0
Ajei Gopal▲ Buy$0
Robert G. Painter▲ Buy$149K
Ravi K. Vijayaraghavan▲ Buy$0
Ravi K. Vijayaraghavan▲ Buy$0
Shelagh Glaser▲ Buy$909K
Shelagh Glaser▼ Sell$1.6M
Shelagh Glaser▲ Buy$370K
Shelagh Glaser▼ Sell$636K
Janet Lee▲ Buy$0
Janet Lee▼ Sell$76K
Sassine Ghazi▲ Buy$1.0M
Sassine Ghazi▼ Sell$6.7M
Janet Lee▲ Buy$0
Janet Lee▼ Sell$184K
Sassine Ghazi▼ Sell$10K
Shelagh Glaser▼ Sell$10K
Sudhindra Kankanwadi▼ Sell$10K
DE GEUS AART▼ Sell$10K
MAHONEY RICHARD S.▼ Sell$10K
Ajei Gopal▼ Sell$9.2M
Ajei Gopal▲ Buy$0
Ajei Gopal▼ Sell$1.5M
Ajei Gopal▲ Buy$0
Ajei Gopal▼ Sell$6.9M
Ajei Gopal▲ Buy$0
Ajei Gopal▼ Sell$11.6M
Ajei Gopal▲ Buy$0
MAHONEY RICHARD S.▲ Buy$423K
MAHONEY RICHARD S.▼ Sell$562K
MAHONEY RICHARD S.▼ Sell$2.3M
MAHONEY RICHARD S.▲ Buy$941K
MAHONEY RICHARD S.▼ Sell$1.4M
MAHONEY RICHARD S.▼ Sell$1.6M
MAHONEY RICHARD S.▲ Buy$0
Shelagh Glaser▲ Buy$739K
Shelagh Glaser▲ Buy$1.8M
Shelagh Glaser▼ Sell$2.5M
Shelagh Glaser▼ Sell$1.0M
Sassine Ghazi▲ Buy$1.0M
Sassine Ghazi▼ Sell$5.2M
Janice Chaffin▲ Buy$0
Robert G. Painter▲ Buy$0
Mercedes Johnson▲ Buy$0
Borgen Luis▲ Buy$0
Jeannine P. Sargent▲ Buy$0
Bruce R. Chizen▲ Buy$0
John Schwarz▲ Buy$0
Sudhindra Kankanwadi▲ Buy$0
RUNKEL JOHN F JR▼ Sell$67K
MAHONEY RICHARD S.▲ Buy$0
MAHONEY RICHARD S.▼ Sell$154K
Shelagh Glaser▲ Buy$0
Sudhindra Kankanwadi▼ Sell$128K
RUNKEL JOHN F JR▲ Buy$0
Shelagh Glaser▼ Sell$125K
Sassine Ghazi▲ Buy$0
Sassine Ghazi▼ Sell$293K
DE GEUS AART▲ Buy$0
DE GEUS AART▼ Sell$390K
DE GEUS AART▲ Buy$1.4M
DE GEUS AART▼ Sell$7.0M
Sassine Ghazi▲ Buy$1.0M
Sassine Ghazi▼ Sell$5.3M
Sudhindra Kankanwadi▼ Sell$10K
MAHONEY RICHARD S.▼ Sell$10K
RUNKEL JOHN F JR▼ Sell$10K
Shelagh Glaser▼ Sell$10K
DE GEUS AART▼ Sell$10K
Sassine Ghazi▼ Sell$10K
MAHONEY RICHARD S.▲ Buy$3.3M
MAHONEY RICHARD S.▼ Sell$5.2M
MAHONEY RICHARD S.▲ Buy$1.5M
MAHONEY RICHARD S.▼ Sell$2.1M
MAHONEY RICHARD S.▼ Sell$3.2M
RUNKEL JOHN F JR▼ Sell$0
Sassine Ghazi▼ Sell$0
Sassine Ghazi▼ Sell$272K
DE GEUS AART▼ Sell$959K

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