Aart De Geus sold $21M of SNPS
EXECUTIVE CHAIR at SYNOPSYS INC. 49,641 shares at an average of $430.68, traded Aug 31, 2026, filed Sep 2, 2026.
Score components
- +20RoleChair
- +25Trade size$21.4M at market
- +10Share of holdings soldSold 34% of holdings
- 0ClusterNo other insider selling within 14 days
- -15Exercise and sellShares came from an option exercise in the same filing
- -2010b5-1 planPre-scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan
What happened after comparable sells
Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.
Price around the trade, and since
From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.
Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
Rows in this filing
Every transaction in Form 4 0001249802-26-000010, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | MOption exercise Common Stock10b5-1 | +25,000 | $135.88 | $3.4M | 145,421 | 39 d ago |
| Aug 31, 2026 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock10b5-1 | -25,000 | $441.76 | $11M | 120,421 | 39 d ago |
| Aug 31, 2026 | JOther Common Stock10b5-1 | +22 | $360.96 | $7,941 | 120,443 | 39 d ago |
| Sep 1, 2026 | MOption exercise Common Stock10b5-1 | +24,641 | $135.88 | $3.3M | 145,084 | 39 d ago |
| Sep 1, 2026 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock10b5-1 | -24,641 | $419.44 | $10M | 120,443 | 39 d ago |
| Aug 31, 2026 | MOption exercise Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)derivative10b5-1 | -25,000 | $0.00 | $0 | 24,641 | 39 d ago |
| Sep 1, 2026 | MOption exercise Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)derivative10b5-1 | -24,641 | $0.00 | $0 | 0 | 39 d ago |
Related signals
Other insiders at SYNOPSYS INC and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42Moderate | SYNOPSYS INC | Janet Lee GC & Corporate Secretary | $575k 1,144 shares | -6% | |
| 50Moderate | SYNOPSYS INC | Sudhindra Kankanwadi Deputy CFO & CAO | $6.0M 12,170 shares | -47% | |
| 20Weak | SYNOPSYS INC | Sassine Ghazi PRESIDENT AND CEO | $5.5M 14,604 shares | -16% | |
| 23Weak | SYNOPSYS INC | Aart De Geus EXECUTIVE CHAIR | $7.0M 15,705 shares | -12% | |
| 28Weak | SYNOPSYS INC | Sassine Ghazi PRESIDENT AND CEO | $5.3M 11,366 shares | -14% |
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