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Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$349.63 +2.06 (+0.59%)
Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$350.08 +0.44 (+0.13%)
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About Cadence Design Systems Stock (NASDAQ:CDNS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$346.79
$354.96
50-Day Range
$293.56
$371.03
52-Week Range
$221.56
$376.45
Volume
1.20 million shs
Average Volume
1.98 million shs
Market Capitalization
$95.27 billion
P/E Ratio
94.49
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$364.33
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Cadence Design Systems Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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86th Percentile Overall Score

CDNS MarketRank™: 

Cadence Design Systems scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 146th out of 656 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Cadence Design Systems has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.73, and is based on 12 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Cadence Design Systems has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Cadence Design Systems' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Cadence Design Systems are expected to grow by 19.78% in the coming year, from $5.41 to $6.48 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Cadence Design Systems is 94.49, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.44.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Cadence Design Systems is 94.49, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 54.50.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Cadence Design Systems has a PEG Ratio of 4.59. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Cadence Design Systems has a P/B Ratio of 19.03. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Cadence Design Systems' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.39% of the float of Cadence Design Systems has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Cadence Design Systems has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Cadence Design Systems has recently increased by 23.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Cadence Design Systems does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Cadence Design Systems does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.39% of the float of Cadence Design Systems has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Cadence Design Systems has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Cadence Design Systems has recently increased by 23.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Cadence Design Systems has a news sentiment score of 1.33. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 46 news articles for Cadence Design Systems this week, compared to 33 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    68 people have searched for CDNS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 89% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    22 people have added Cadence Design Systems to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 57% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Cadence Design Systems insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,207,670.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.99% of the stock of Cadence Design Systems is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    84.85% of the stock of Cadence Design Systems is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Cadence Design Systems' insider trading history.
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CDNS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Cadence Design Systems' stock was trading at $300.46 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, CDNS stock has increased by 16.4% and is now trading at $349.63.

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDNS) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July, 28th. The software maker reported $1.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.09. The business's quarterly revenue was up 20.2% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Cadence Design Systems subsidiaries include Integrand Software, AWR Corporation, nusemi, Rocketick, Solomon Design Automation (SDA), Jasper Design Automation, Forte Design Systems, and more.

Top institutional investors of Cadence Design Systems include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.76%), State Street Corp (4.52%), Jennison Associates LLC (3.42%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.34%). Insiders that own company stock include Lip Bu Tan, Anirudh Devgan, Thomas P Beckley, Paul Cunningham, Chin-Chi Teng, Vincentelli Albert Sangiovanni, Young Sohn, John M Wall, Paul Scannell, Paul Scannell, Aneel Zaman, James D Plummer, Karna Nisewaner, Mark Adams and Ita M Brennan.
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Shares of CDNS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cadence Design Systems investors own include IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX), Broadcom (AVGO), Applied Materials (AMAT), Tesla (TSLA), ASML (ASML), HubSpot (HUBS) and CrowdStrike (CRWD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/28/2025
Today
8/24/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/27/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
COMP - SOFTWARE
Sub-Industry
Application Software
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:CDNS
CIK
813672
Employees
12,700
Year Founded
1988

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$405.00
Low Price Target
$200.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+4.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.73
Research Coverage
15 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.70
Trailing P/E Ratio
94.49
Forward P/E Ratio
64.63
P/E Growth
4.59
Net Income
$1.06 billion
Net Margins
19.88%
Pretax Margin
27.63%
Return on Equity
29.65%
Return on Assets
15.38%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.49
Current Ratio
2.82
Quick Ratio
2.67

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$5.09 billion
Price / Sales
18.72
Cash Flow
$5.23 per share
Price / Cash Flow
66.89
Book Value
$18.37 per share
Price / Book
19.03

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
272,490,000
Free Float
267,067,000
Market Cap
$95.27 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.97

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This page (NASDAQ:CDNS) was last updated on 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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