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 superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, CDNS or CRWD?

Cadence Design Systems has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CDNS or CRWD more profitable?

Cadence Design Systems has a net margin of 25.68% compared to CrowdStrike's net margin of 4.01%. Cadence Design Systems' return on equity of 32.44% beat CrowdStrike's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadence Design Systems	25.68%	32.44%	19.18%
CrowdStrike	4.01%	7.39%	2.63%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of CrowdStrike shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CDNS or CRWD?

In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 88 more articles in the media than Cadence Design Systems. MarketBeat recorded 103 mentions for CrowdStrike and 15 mentions for Cadence Design Systems. Cadence Design Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat CrowdStrike's score of 0.52 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CrowdStrike	34 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	26 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and 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	19.61	$1.04B	$3.84	76.67
CrowdStrike	$3.06B	27.64	$89.33M	$0.53	658.73

Do analysts rate CDNS or CRWD?

Cadence Design Systems presently has a consensus target price of $331.11, indicating a potential upside of 12.46%. CrowdStrike has a consensus target price of $375.61, indicating a potential upside of 7.59%. Given Cadence Design Systems' higher probable upside, equities 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	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
CrowdStrike	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	37 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.97

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CDNS or CRWD?

Cadence Design Systems received 108 more outperform votes than CrowdStrike when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.21% of users gave Cadence Design Systems an outperform vote while only 68.30% of users gave CrowdStrike an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cadence Design Systems	Outperform Votes 569 71.21%	Underperform Votes 230 28.79%
CrowdStrike	Outperform Votes 461 68.30%	Underperform Votes 214 31.70%

Summary

Cadence Design Systems beats CrowdStrike on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.