Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Competitors

Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS) and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to CDNS or CRWD?

In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 31 more articles in the media than Cadence Design Systems. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for CrowdStrike and 25 mentions for Cadence Design Systems. CrowdStrike's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Cadence Design Systems' score of 1.13 indicating that CrowdStrike is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cadence Design Systems	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CrowdStrike	46 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CDNS or CRWD?

Cadence Design Systems received 54 more outperform votes than CrowdStrike when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.13% of users gave Cadence Design Systems an outperform vote while only 69.63% of users gave CrowdStrike an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cadence Design Systems	Outperform Votes 579 71.13%	Underperform Votes 235 28.87%
CrowdStrike	Outperform Votes 525 69.63%	Underperform Votes 229 30.37%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CDNS or CRWD?

84.9% of Cadence Design Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Cadence Design Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of CrowdStrike shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, CDNS or CRWD?

Cadence Design Systems has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CDNS or CRWD?

Cadence Design Systems has higher revenue and earnings than CrowdStrike. Cadence Design Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CrowdStrike, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cadence Design Systems	$4.09B	19.43	$1.04B	$3.81	76.04
CrowdStrike	$3.06B	27.02	$89.33M	$0.69	488.04

Is CDNS or CRWD more profitable?

Cadence Design Systems has a net margin of 23.87% compared to CrowdStrike's net margin of 4.84%. Cadence Design Systems' return on equity of 28.49% beat CrowdStrike's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadence Design Systems	23.87%	28.49%	16.20%
CrowdStrike	4.84%	8.44%	3.14%

Do analysts recommend CDNS or CRWD?

Cadence Design Systems currently has a consensus target price of $326.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.53%. CrowdStrike has a consensus target price of $328.74, suggesting a potential downside of 2.38%. Given Cadence Design Systems' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cadence Design Systems is more favorable than CrowdStrike.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadence Design Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
CrowdStrike	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	31 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Summary

Cadence Design Systems beats CrowdStrike on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.