Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to CRM or CDNS?

In the previous week, Salesforce had 52 more articles in the media than Cadence Design Systems. MarketBeat recorded 77 mentions for Salesforce and 25 mentions for Cadence Design Systems. Salesforce's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Cadence Design Systems' score of 1.05 indicating that Salesforce is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Salesforce	51 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cadence Design Systems	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CRM or CDNS?

80.4% of Salesforce shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.9% of Cadence Design Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Salesforce shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Cadence Design Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, CRM or CDNS?

Salesforce has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadence Design Systems has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CRM or CDNS?

Salesforce presently has a consensus price target of $377.63, suggesting a potential upside of 16.28%. Cadence Design Systems has a consensus price target of $329.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.82%. Given Salesforce's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Salesforce is more favorable than Cadence Design Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Salesforce	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	30 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Cadence Design Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CRM or CDNS?

Salesforce has higher revenue and earnings than Cadence Design Systems. Salesforce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cadence Design Systems, 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
Salesforce	$34.86B	8.92	$4.14B	$6.08	53.42
Cadence Design Systems	$4.09B	20.49	$1.04B	$3.81	80.21

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CRM or CDNS?

Salesforce received 2660 more outperform votes than Cadence Design Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.47% of users gave Salesforce an outperform vote while only 71.24% of users gave Cadence Design Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Salesforce	Outperform Votes 3242 82.47%	Underperform Votes 689 17.53%
Cadence Design Systems	Outperform Votes 582 71.24%	Underperform Votes 235 28.76%

Is CRM or CDNS more profitable?

Cadence Design Systems has a net margin of 23.87% compared to Salesforce's net margin of 15.96%. Cadence Design Systems' return on equity of 28.49% beat Salesforce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Salesforce	15.96%	12.34%	7.65%
Cadence Design Systems	23.87%	28.49%	16.20%

Summary

Salesforce beats Cadence Design Systems on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.