Synopsys (SNPS)
Information Technology · Electronic Design Automation (EDA) and Semiconductor IP · NASDAQ
Synopsys provides the essential software, IP, and security platforms that enable companies to design and test the world's most advanced semiconductor chips and electronic systems.
What Synopsys does
Synopsys provides electronic design automation (EDA) software, semiconductorcomputer-aided design (CAD) tools, and intellectual property (IP) solutions to semiconductor companies, systems-on-chip (SoC) designers, and systems companies. The company operates through two main revenue streams: time-based product licenses and upfront products, along with maintenance and service offerings. Synopsys' tools are used throughout the chip design process, from design simulation and verification to manufacturing and yield optimization, serving major semiconductor manufacturers and fabless design companies globally.
Themes: semiconductor design infrastructure, chip design automation, semiconductor IP licensing, AI chip design, advanced semiconductor manufacturing, SoC development, semiconductor tools and software, design verification
Fundamentals
- Price$397.87 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$76.2B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-33.5% 2025-08-21 close $598.17 → 2026-08-21 close $397.87
- P/E101.70 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+8.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+73.5% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+2.6% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.33 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+39.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+15.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.22 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-05-27 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How SNPS compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiotop 25% 265 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross margintop 25% 403 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 386 covered Information Technology peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 25% 382 covered Information Technology peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Information Technology companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
SNPS is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
Not scored for the long-term list: no shareholder return data.
Short-term score
40.3 #1391 of 1,704 scored · #208 of 261 in Information Technology
Setup 64th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; momentum 52nd: MACD momentum is positive; weakest is trend 22nd: the price is 8% below the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
How Synopsys looks technically
Synopsys (SNPS) is trading 10.8% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 16 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 11, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 43, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 6 trading days ago. It is 36.5% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 10.8% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -10.8% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $420.47 | $420.47 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $445.92 | $445.92 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 35 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 35 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in the fourth leg, a pullback against that downward direction; the labelling fails if price closes above 444.82. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 4 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 16 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 16 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 11, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 10.9 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 43, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 43.5 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($394.49 to $425.78) — its "stochastic" reading is 11 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 10.8 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 16 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $626.24 | $626.24 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 36.5% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -36.5% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 8.7% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +8.7% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 36.5% below its highest point of the past year | 36.5% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 6 trading days ago | 6 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 17 trading days ago | 17 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $651.73 (set on 2025-07-30) | $651.73 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($372.33 to $625.33), and it has recovered only a small part of its fall from last year’s high — 10% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $528.68 to $536.78. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 10.1% |
| From the all-time high | it is 39.0% below its all-time high | -39.0% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 2.6% below a resistance level at $408.17 — a price it turned at four times since 2026-02-04, most recently on 2026-03-13. Since 2024-08-21 it has 2 such levels below the current price and 11 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +2.6% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $13.94 (set on 2008-11-21) | $13.94 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 2754.2% above its all-time low | +2,754% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 33rd percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $12.41 between its high and its low — about 3.1% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $12.41 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $373.83 and $427.08 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $373.83 – $400.46 – $427.08 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.1% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.1% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 3.9 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (10.8% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 3.9 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.73× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have cut their average price target by 0.6% since the prior reading | -0.6% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 6 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 6 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.7% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.7% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.9% gap up opened on 2026-07-27 has been "filled" 17 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 2 sessions to close | 17 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 5 sessions in a row, a -5.61% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 5 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 0.1 percentage points (the stock gained 2.3% while the market gained 2.3%) | -0.1% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 24.2 percentage points (the stock lost 21.1% while the market gained 3.1%) | -24.1% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 20.6 percentage points (the stock lost 9.6% while the market gained 11.1%) | -20.6% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 54.0 percentage points (the stock lost 33.5% while the market gained 20.5%) | -54.0% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: MACD momentum is positive, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 11% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 7.8% of the share price. | -10.9% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 11% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $446.75 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -10.9% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 8% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-05-27 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $432.44 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 58 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -8.0% |
Price levels it has turned at before
SNPS last closed at $397.87 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 2 prices below its last close and 11 above; the 2 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $408.17 | Resistance | 2.6% above the last close | turned there four times · 2026-02-04 to 2026-03-13 |
| $378.84 | Support | 4.8% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-09-10 to 2026-03-27 |
| $428.87 | Resistance | 7.8% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-03-13 to 2025-10-15 |
| $365.87 | Support | 8.0% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-04-07 to 2026-07-17 |
| $442.99 | Resistance | 11.3% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-05-29 to 2026-06-16 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 4 of five, a pullback against that direction.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $444.82.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $392.86 and $422.90 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction, which fails on a close below $366.00.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Recent death cross (50-day crossed below 200-day) · Pulled back from the 12-month high · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · On a losing streak (5+ lower closes in a row) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.71 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 26 analysts
- Mean price target$560.17 range $414.77 – $650.00; median $572.50
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-24. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for SNPS
- Consensus EPS estimate$3.67 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-24
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Significant concentration of customers in the semiconductor industry exposes the company to cyclical downturns in chip demand and customer capital spending cuts.","Intense competition from other EDA vendors and potential open-source alternatives could pressure pricing and market share.","Large goodwill and intangible asset balances (approximately $38.7 billion combined) create substantial impairment risk if business performance deteriorates or acquisition-related synergies are not realized."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of SNPS's 10-Q filed 2026-05-27 against the prior one filed 2026-02-25.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added reference to 'short-term and long-term financial targets' in forward-looking statements (filed 2026-05-27)
- Added 'our businesses, business segments' to forward-looking statements description (filed 2026-05-27)
- Added 'planned restructuring activities' to forward-looking statements (filed 2026-05-27)
- Added reference to 'planned acquisitions or divestitures, including the expected completion of the sale of the Processor IP Solutions (Processor IP) business' (filed 2026-05-27)
- Added 'related accounting changes' regarding Ansys integration (filed 2026-05-27)
- Added 'our key customers' and 'customer engagement' to forward-looking statements (filed 2026-05-27)
- Added 'results and strategies related to our products, technology and services' including product development details (filed 2026-05-27)
- Added six-month financial data table for periods ended April 30, 2026 and 2025 (filed 2026-05-27)
- Added six-month financial performance summary commentary (filed 2026-05-27)
- Added reference to Annual Report filed on December 22, 2025 (filed 2026-05-27)
- Second quarter fiscal 2026 results with 42% revenue growth and Ansys contribution of $652.4 million (filed 2026-05-27)
- Removed:
- Removed reference to 'our acquisition of ANSYS, Inc.' language (older filing referred to acquisition as pending) (filed 2026-02-25)
- Removed 'the anticipated impact of China export control restrictions' specific reference (filed 2026-02-25)
- Removed first quarter fiscal 2026 financial data and commentary (filed 2026-02-25)
- Removed statement about expecting 'to see muted growth in our Design IP segment in fiscal 2026' (filed 2026-02-25)
- Removed discussion of growth strategy section beginning 'Our growth strategy is focused on...' (filed 2026-02-25)
- Reworded:
- Changed 'strategies related to our products, technology and services' to 'results and strategies related to our products, technology and services, including product development and our planned product releases and capabilities' (filed 2026-05-27)
- Changed from 'our acquisition of ANSYS, Inc.' to 'the ANSYS, Inc. (Ansys) integration and its expected impact, including expected synergies and the timing thereof, our ability to create joint solutions as a combined company' (filed 2026-05-27)
- Changed business description from 'silicon design, simulation and analysis (S&A) and IP solutions' to 'silicon design, IP, simulation and analysis (S&A) solutions' with reordering of terms (filed 2026-05-27)
- Changed from 66% revenue growth in Q1 FY2026 to 42% revenue growth in Q2 FY2026 (different quarters being reported) (filed 2026-05-27)
- Changed Ansys contribution from $885.6 million (Q1) to $652.4 million (Q2) (filed 2026-05-27)
- Notes:
- The two filings report different fiscal periods (Q1 ended January 31, 2026 vs Q2 ended April 30, 2026), making some comparisons reflect period-over-period changes rather than document revisions
- The newer filing appears to be a subsequent quarterly report rather than a revision of the same period
- Text appears truncated at end of both versions; full assessment of all MD&A changes may not be possible
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 2 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 90 days0 buys · 2 sells ($8M) — 2 selling insiders
- Last 180 days0 buys · 2 sells ($8M) — 2 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-15. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about SNPS's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 16 matched disclosures for SNPS from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
7 institutional 13F filers reported holding SNPS as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 7
- Reported shares held 34,711,095
- Reported value $13,762,254,650
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 2 new, 4 increased, 1 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
SNPS had 5,242,368 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
SNPS had 2.74% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 2.23 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 5,242,368
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 2.74%
- Prior settlement (shares) 5,608,882
- Reported change -6.53%
- Days to cover (reported) 2.23
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)
- Siemens EDA
- Mentor Graphics (part of Siemens)
- Ansys
- Altium
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Frequently asked questions
What does Synopsys (SNPS) do?
Synopsys provides electronic design automation (EDA) software, semiconductorcomputer-aided design (CAD) tools, and intellectual property (IP) solutions to semiconductor companies, systems-on-chip (SoC) designers, and systems companies. The company operates through two main revenue streams: time-based product licenses and upfront products, along with maintenance and service offerings.
What sector is Synopsys (SNPS) in?
Synopsys (SNPS) is classified in the Information Technology sector. Its industry is Electronic Design Automation (EDA) and Semiconductor IP. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are Synopsys's (SNPS) competitors?
Notable peers of Synopsys (SNPS) include Cadence Design Systems, Siemens EDA, Mentor Graphics (part of Siemens), Ansys and Altium. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in SNPS?
Yes — we hold 16 matched STOCK Act disclosures for SNPS from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Synopsys (SNPS) overbought or oversold right now?
Synopsys (SNPS) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 43, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on SNPS come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.