Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Competitors

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

Is CDNS or SNPS more profitable?

Cadence Design Systems has a net margin of 25.68% compared to Synopsys' net margin of 22.96%. Cadence Design Systems' return on equity of 32.44% beat Synopsys' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadence Design Systems	25.68%	32.44%	19.18%
Synopsys	22.96%	22.88%	13.88%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CDNS or SNPS?

Synopsys has higher revenue and earnings than Cadence Design Systems. Synopsys 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	$4.09B	18.79	$1.04B	$3.84	73.54
Synopsys	$5.84B	14.19	$1.23B	$9.08	59.87

Which has more risk & volatility, CDNS or SNPS?

Cadence Design Systems has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synopsys has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CDNS or SNPS?

Synopsys received 244 more outperform votes than Cadence Design Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.09% of users gave Synopsys an outperform vote while only 71.23% of users gave Cadence Design Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cadence Design Systems	Outperform Votes 567 71.23%	Underperform Votes 229 28.77%
Synopsys	Outperform Votes 811 72.09%	Underperform Votes 314 27.91%

Do analysts recommend CDNS or SNPS?

Cadence Design Systems currently has a consensus price target of $326.11, indicating a potential upside of 15.47%. Synopsys has a consensus price target of $601.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.55%. Given Cadence Design Systems' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cadence Design Systems is more favorable than Synopsys.

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
Synopsys	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to CDNS or SNPS?

In the previous week, Cadence Design Systems had 51 more articles in the media than Synopsys. MarketBeat recorded 63 mentions for Cadence Design Systems and 12 mentions for Synopsys. Synopsys' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Cadence Design Systems' score of 0.38 indicating that Synopsys 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)	8 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Synopsys	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

84.9% of Cadence Design Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.5% of Synopsys shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Cadence Design Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Synopsys shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Synopsys beats Cadence Design Systems on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.