--- title: "Weekly Recap | Synopsys -11.02%, insider selling stokes a sharp pullback" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/298107316.md" description: "Synopsys (SNPS) fell 11.02% this week to close at $393.84, while the S&P 500 added 0.09%. The stock underperformed the benchmark by about 11.11 percentage points. The week started on a firm note on Monday (31 Aug), opening at $437.95 and hitting an intraday high of $445.86 before settling at $439.59. Tuesday (1 Sep) opened lower and slid to $414.82, a drop of close to 6%. Wednesday (2 Sep) and Thursday (3 Sep) traded narrowly between $413 and $416." datetime: "2026-09-05T09:24:23.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/298107316.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298107316.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/298107316.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Weekly Recap | Synopsys -11.02%, insider selling stokes a sharp pullback ## The Week Synopsys (SNPS) fell 11.02% this week to close at $393.84, while the S&P 500 added 0.09%. The stock underperformed the benchmark by about 11.11 percentage points. The week started on a firm note on Monday (31 Aug), opening at $437.95 and hitting an intraday high of $445.86 before settling at $439.59. Tuesday (1 Sep) opened lower and slid to $414.82, a drop of close to 6%. Wednesday (2 Sep) and Thursday (3 Sep) traded narrowly between $413 and $416. Friday (4 Sep) saw another leg down on heavier volume, with the low at $380.325 before a close at $393.84. Weekly amplitude reached 14.96%, and average daily volume ran about 16.8% above the 60-day median. ## Key Events The dominant thread this week was selling by the executive chairman and the related headlines that followed. A Q3 2026 earnings call transcript was released on the evening of 31 Aug. From 1 Sep, several filings showed Executive Chair Aart de Geus disposing of common shares: one disclosure on 1 Sep was worth about $11.14 million, and another on 3 Sep covered 49,641 shares worth about $21.35 million. Media reports linked the share decline to the insider selling: the stock fell 5.4% on 1 Sep, closed down 5.63%, then fell nearly 8% intraday on 4 Sep before closing 5.56% lower. There were also position disclosures from institutions, such as Beacon Pointe Advisors taking a stake and Northwestern Mutual holding about $6.96 million in shares, but these did not drive the week’s narrative. ## Analyst Ratings Among 27 covering institutions, 16 rate the stock buy, 4 overweight, 4 hold, 1 underweight and 2 have no opinion, with no sell ratings. The consensus rating is buy. The consensus target price is $544.97231, about 38.37% above the latest price of $393.84. Individual targets range from a low of $414.77 to a high of $633, showing wide dispersion. Within an industry group of 200 application software names, Synopsys ranks 14th in analyst rating, above the industry median. ## The Week Ahead There are no company-specific earnings on Synopsys’ calendar next week, but the macro schedule is fairly heavy. On Tuesday, 8 Sep, the NFIB small business optimism index is due. On Thursday, 10 Sep, a batch of US data arrives, including initial jobless claims, final demand PPI, core final demand PPI, existing home sales, wholesale sales and 10-year Treasury auction figures. AI infrastructure stocks have been navigating between Fed pressure and data-centre demand, so the macro data could keep influencing sentiment across the sector. ## In Short Synopsys’ price action this week tracked closely with news of insider selling. The stock swung between $380 and $445 and finished Friday near the lower end of that range on higher volume. Analysts remain constructive, with a consensus buy rating and a target about 38% above the latest price, while the latest session’s fund flow showed large-lot money tilting to the sell side and valuation sits around 70x P/E. The key level to watch is whether the $380 area holds, alongside next week’s dense macro data and its effect on growth-stock sentiment. *This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.* ### Related Stocks - [SNPS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SNPS.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [2,884 Shares in Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS Purchased by First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.](https://longbridge.com/en/news/302075136.md) - [Why Synopsys stock popped, then dropped](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300150444.md) - [QRG Capital Management Inc. Sells 6,745 Shares of Synopsys, Inc. $SNPS](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300193591.md) - [Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) to Buyback $1.00 billion in Outstanding Shares](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300982825.md) - [Synopsys (SNPS) Signs AI Deals With OpenAI And Amazon, Is The Upside Already Priced In?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300865208.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**