Pros
Synopsys employees are smart and intellegent. It provides environment that allows for driven individuals to excel. The senior management is well respected in the industry and are fantasticlly motivational leaders. The company is stable and has weathered the ups and down of the valley with remarkable consistancy. Employees are treated with respect and promotion from within is encouraged. The rateable license model has setup Synopsys such that 90% of the revenue is booked before the quarter has started, making the business extremely stable and predictable
Kontras
The limited market landscape of the EDA limits high growth of stock. Bascially there a few companies trying for slices of the same pie which shows the long term growth of the stock