Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Competitors

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

Is CDNS or CRM more profitable?

Cadence Design Systems has a net margin of 22.74% compared to Salesforce's net margin of 15.96%. Cadence Design Systems' return on equity of 29.24% beat Salesforce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadence Design Systems	22.74%	29.24%	16.05%
Salesforce	15.96%	12.34%	7.65%

Which has better valuation & earnings, CDNS or CRM?

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
Cadence Design Systems	$4.64B	15.40	$1.04B	$3.86	67.50
Salesforce	$37.90B	6.44	$4.14B	$6.36	39.94

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CDNS or CRM?

Salesforce received 2672 more outperform votes than Cadence Design Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.30% of users gave Salesforce an outperform vote while only 71.19% of users gave Cadence Design Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cadence Design Systems	Outperform Votes 588 71.19%	Underperform Votes 238 28.81%
Salesforce	Outperform Votes 3260 82.30%	Underperform Votes 701 17.70%

Does the media prefer CDNS or CRM?

In the previous week, Salesforce had 37 more articles in the media than Cadence Design Systems. MarketBeat recorded 70 mentions for Salesforce and 33 mentions for Cadence Design Systems. Cadence Design Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Salesforce's score of 1.16 indicating that Cadence Design Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cadence Design Systems	23 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Salesforce	47 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, CDNS or CRM?

Cadence Design Systems has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Salesforce has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

84.8% of Cadence Design Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Salesforce shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Cadence Design Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Salesforce shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend CDNS or CRM?

Cadence Design Systems presently has a consensus price target of $324.83, suggesting a potential upside of 24.67%. Salesforce has a consensus price target of $360.76, suggesting a potential upside of 42.01%. Given Salesforce's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Salesforce is more favorable than Cadence Design Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadence Design Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Salesforce	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	31 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95

Summary

Salesforce beats Cadence Design Systems on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.