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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
ANSYS, Inc. stock logo
ANSS
ANSYS
$325.97
+0.4%
$336.83
$258.01
$364.31
$28.46B1.16695,591 shs175,873 shs
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. stock logo
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
$281.76
-1.1%
$304.84
$194.01
$327.36
$77.59B1.041.56 million shs4.68 million shs
Synopsys, Inc. stock logo
SNPS
Synopsys
$527.50
+2.3%
$565.17
$360.36
$629.38
$78.61B1.061.24 million shs1.48 million shs
Splunk Inc. stock logo
SPLK
Splunk
$156.90
$156.47
$82.19
$156.97
$26.44B12.08 million shs5,546 shs
Block, Inc. stock logo
SQ
Block
$75.21
+5.0%
$77.01
$38.85
$87.52
$46.31B2.559.98 million shs7.47 million shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
ANSYS, Inc. stock logo
ANSS
ANSYS
+0.36%-0.26%-6.66%-4.01%+0.93%
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. stock logo
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
-1.14%-6.33%-12.70%-4.46%+32.29%
Synopsys, Inc. stock logo
SNPS
Synopsys
+2.33%-2.51%-11.23%-2.40%+40.42%
Splunk Inc. stock logo
SPLK
Splunk
0.00%0.00%0.00%+2.38%+74.33%
Block, Inc. stock logo
SQ
Block
+5.03%+2.86%-6.88%+20.18%+16.60%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
ANSYS, Inc. stock logo
ANSS
ANSYS
3.3821 of 5 stars
0.93.00.04.02.22.52.5
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. stock logo
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
4.701 of 5 stars
3.43.00.03.02.52.53.1
Synopsys, Inc. stock logo
SNPS
Synopsys
4.5549 of 5 stars
2.53.00.03.03.13.33.1
Splunk Inc. stock logo
SPLK
Splunk
1.6857 of 5 stars
1.10.00.03.62.21.73.1
Block, Inc. stock logo
SQ
Block
3.5763 of 5 stars
3.44.00.00.01.93.31.9

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
ANSYS, Inc. stock logo
ANSS
ANSYS
1.88
Reduce$320.00-1.83% Downside
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. stock logo
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
2.78
Moderate Buy$316.5012.33% Upside
Synopsys, Inc. stock logo
SNPS
Synopsys
3.00
Buy$601.0013.93% Upside
Splunk Inc. stock logo
SPLK
Splunk
2.18
Hold$135.31-13.76% Downside
Block, Inc. stock logo
SQ
Block
2.79
Moderate Buy$85.6713.90% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest ANSS, SNPS, SQ, SPLK, and CDNS Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/23/2024
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. stock logo
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
Piper Sandler
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$334.00 ➝ $318.00
4/22/2024
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. stock logo
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
Rosenblatt Securities
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Reiterated RatingNeutral ➝ Neutral$280.00
4/22/2024
Block, Inc. stock logo
SQ
Block
Susquehanna
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Reiterated RatingPositive ➝ Positive$100.00 ➝ $100.00
4/19/2024
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. stock logo
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
Needham & Company LLC
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$320.00
4/19/2024
Block, Inc. stock logo
SQ
Block
Robert W. Baird
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$95.00 ➝ $98.00
4/18/2024
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. stock logo
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
Robert W. Baird
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$302.00 ➝ $322.00
4/16/2024
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. stock logo
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$330.00 ➝ $350.00
4/15/2024
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. stock logo
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
KeyCorp
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$335.00 ➝ $340.00
4/11/2024
Block, Inc. stock logo
SQ
Block
Wolfe Research
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$95.00 ➝ $100.00
4/10/2024
Block, Inc. stock logo
SQ
Block
Mizuho
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$99.00 ➝ $106.00
4/4/2024
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. stock logo
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
Piper Sandler
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Initiated CoverageNeutral$334.00
(Data available from 4/24/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
ANSYS, Inc. stock logo
ANSS
ANSYS
$2.27B12.54$8.69 per share37.53$62.05 per share5.25
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. stock logo
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
$4.09B18.75$4.53 per share62.22$12.51 per share22.52
Synopsys, Inc. stock logo
SNPS
Synopsys
$6.13B13.12$10.59 per share49.82$40.46 per share13.04
Splunk Inc. stock logo
SPLK
Splunk
$4.22B6.27$0.47 per share333.90($0.68) per share-230.74
Block, Inc. stock logo
SQ
Block
$21.92B2.11N/AN/A$30.35 per share2.48

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
ANSYS, Inc. stock logo
ANSS
ANSYS
$500.41M$5.7356.8940.495.1422.05%11.83%8.77%5/1/2024 (Confirmed)
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. stock logo
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
$1.04B$3.8273.7648.253.4125.46%35.57%20.53%7/22/2024 (Estimated)
Synopsys, Inc. stock logo
SNPS
Synopsys
$1.23B$9.0858.0945.402.9822.96%22.88%13.88%5/15/2024 (Estimated)
Splunk Inc. stock logo
SPLK
Splunk
$263.73M$1.26124.5253.194.426.26%32,117.42%7.18%5/22/2024 (Estimated)
Block, Inc. stock logo
SQ
Block
$9.77MN/A414.2336.332.080.04%0.63%0.35%5/2/2024 (Confirmed)

Latest ANSS, SNPS, SQ, SPLK, and CDNS Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/2/2024N/A
Block, Inc. stock logo
SQ
Block
$0.6210N/A-$0.6210N/AN/AN/A  
5/1/2024N/A
ANSYS, Inc. stock logo
ANSS
ANSYS
$1.9320N/A-$1.9320N/AN/AN/A
4/22/2024Q1 24
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. stock logo
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
$1.1280$1.17+$0.0420$0.79$1.00 billion$1.01 billion    
2/27/2024Q4 2024
Splunk Inc. stock logo
SPLK
Splunk
$1.05$2.47+$1.42$2.66$1.26 billion$1.49 billion
2/22/2024Q4 2023
Block, Inc. stock logo
SQ
Block
$0.02$0.03+$0.01-$0.22$5.69 billion$5.77 billion
2/21/2024Q4 23
ANSYS, Inc. stock logo
ANSS
ANSYS
$3.71$3.94+$0.23$3.64$797.49 million$805.10 million
2/21/2024Q1 24
Synopsys, Inc. stock logo
SNPS
Synopsys
$3.4270$3.56+$0.1330$2.91$1.65 billion$1.65 billion      
2/12/202412/31/2023
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. stock logo
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
$1.33$1.38+$0.05$0.93$1.06 billion$1.07 billion    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
ANSYS, Inc. stock logo
ANSS
ANSYS
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. stock logo
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Synopsys, Inc. stock logo
SNPS
Synopsys
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Splunk Inc. stock logo
SPLK
Splunk
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Block, Inc. stock logo
SQ
Block
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
ANSYS, Inc. stock logo
ANSS
ANSYS
0.14
2.30
2.30
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. stock logo
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
0.09
1.24
1.13
Synopsys, Inc. stock logo
SNPS
Synopsys
N/A
1.29
1.14
Splunk Inc. stock logo
SPLK
Splunk
15.61
1.69
1.69
Block, Inc. stock logo
SQ
Block
0.22
1.90
1.90

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
ANSYS, Inc. stock logo
ANSS
ANSYS
92.39%
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. stock logo
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
84.85%
Synopsys, Inc. stock logo
SNPS
Synopsys
85.47%
Splunk Inc. stock logo
SPLK
Splunk
87.56%
Block, Inc. stock logo
SQ
Block
70.44%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
ANSYS, Inc. stock logo
ANSS
ANSYS
0.53%
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. stock logo
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
1.99%
Synopsys, Inc. stock logo
SNPS
Synopsys
0.66%
Splunk Inc. stock logo
SPLK
Splunk
0.17%
Block, Inc. stock logo
SQ
Block
10.79%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
ANSYS, Inc. stock logo
ANSS
ANSYS
6,20087.30 million86.84 millionOptionable
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. stock logo
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
11,200272.24 million270.55 millionOptionable
Synopsys, Inc. stock logo
SNPS
Synopsys
20,300152.50 million151.49 millionOptionable
Splunk Inc. stock logo
SPLK
Splunk
8,000168.50 million168.21 millionOptionable
Block, Inc. stock logo
SQ
Block
12,985615.69 million549.26 millionOptionable

ANSS, SNPS, SQ, SPLK, and CDNS Headlines

SourceHeadline
Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC Has $964,000 Stock Holdings in Block, Inc. (NYSE:SQ)Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC Has $964,000 Stock Holdings in Block, Inc. (NYSE:SQ)
marketbeat.com - April 24 at 4:35 AM
Square Expands Offline Payments to Entire Hardware LineupSquare Expands Offline Payments to Entire Hardware Lineup
pymnts.com - April 23 at 10:41 PM
Jack Dorseys payments company, Block, is building its own bitcoin mining systemJack Dorsey's payments company, Block, is building its own bitcoin mining system
cnbc.com - April 23 at 5:02 PM
Block (NYSE:SQ) Earns "Positive" Rating from SusquehannaBlock (NYSE:SQ) Earns "Positive" Rating from Susquehanna
americanbankingnews.com - April 23 at 5:12 AM
Block, Inc. (NYSE:SQ) Receives Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" from BrokeragesBlock, Inc. (NYSE:SQ) Receives Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages
americanbankingnews.com - April 23 at 4:26 AM
Block, Inc. (NYSE:SQ) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from AnalystsBlock, Inc. (NYSE:SQ) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts
marketbeat.com - April 23 at 4:26 AM
Block Eyes Strong Growth, Anticipates Q1 Wins and Expands Ambitions for 2024: BofA AnalystBlock Eyes Strong Growth, Anticipates Q1 Wins and Expands Ambitions for 2024: BofA Analyst
msn.com - April 22 at 4:22 PM
3 Crypto Stocks That Can Still Take Off After the Bitcoin Halving3 Crypto Stocks That Can Still Take Off After the Bitcoin Halving
investorplace.com - April 22 at 4:00 PM
Susquehanna Reiterates Positive Rating for Block (NYSE:SQ)Susquehanna Reiterates Positive Rating for Block (NYSE:SQ)
marketbeat.com - April 22 at 1:31 PM
Duality Advisers LP Sells 29,943 Shares of Block, Inc. (NYSE:SQ)Duality Advisers LP Sells 29,943 Shares of Block, Inc. (NYSE:SQ)
marketbeat.com - April 22 at 11:54 AM
3 Meme Stocks to Buy Now: Q2 Edition3 Meme Stocks to Buy Now: Q2 Edition
investorplace.com - April 21 at 2:51 PM
Robert W. Baird Increases Block (NYSE:SQ) Price Target to $98.00Robert W. Baird Increases Block (NYSE:SQ) Price Target to $98.00
americanbankingnews.com - April 21 at 4:28 AM
These 2 Fintech Stocks Are Set to Soar in 2024 and BeyondThese 2 Fintech Stocks Are Set to Soar in 2024 and Beyond
fool.com - April 20 at 8:45 AM
Forget Big Tech, These 3 Under-the-Radar Stocks Are the Real Student Loan WinnersForget Big Tech, These 3 Under-the-Radar Stocks Are the Real Student Loan Winners
investorplace.com - April 20 at 7:00 AM
Block, Inc. (NYSE:SQ) Shares Bought by Mackenzie Financial CorpBlock, Inc. (NYSE:SQ) Shares Bought by Mackenzie Financial Corp
marketbeat.com - April 20 at 5:57 AM
2 Potentially Explosive Crypto Stocks to Buy in April2 Potentially Explosive Crypto Stocks to Buy in April
fool.com - April 20 at 5:30 AM
Twin Capital Management Inc. Invests $1.20 Million in Block, Inc. (NYSE:SQ)Twin Capital Management Inc. Invests $1.20 Million in Block, Inc. (NYSE:SQ)
marketbeat.com - April 19 at 8:53 AM
Be Careful! Don’t Count on Blockbuster Returns With Block Stock.Be Careful! Don’t Count on Blockbuster Returns With Block Stock.
investorplace.com - April 19 at 7:03 AM
Be Careful! Dont Count on Blockbuster Returns With Block Stock.Be Careful! Don't Count on Blockbuster Returns With Block Stock.
investorplace.com - April 19 at 6:05 AM
Q1 2024 EPS Estimates for Block, Inc. (NYSE:SQ) Boosted by AnalystQ1 2024 EPS Estimates for Block, Inc. (NYSE:SQ) Boosted by Analyst
americanbankingnews.com - April 18 at 1:28 AM
Block (SQ) Advances While Market Declines: Some Information for InvestorsBlock (SQ) Advances While Market Declines: Some Information for Investors
zacks.com - April 17 at 6:51 PM
Block (SQ) Advances While Market Declines: Some Information for InvestorsBlock (SQ) Advances While Market Declines: Some Information for Investors
zacks.com - April 17 at 6:51 PM
Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Block, Inc.s Q1 2024 Earnings (NYSE:SQ)Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Block, Inc.'s Q1 2024 Earnings (NYSE:SQ)
marketbeat.com - April 17 at 4:47 PM
Institutional investors in Block, Inc. (NYSE:SQ) lost 8.6% last week but have reaped the benefits of longer-term growthInstitutional investors in Block, Inc. (NYSE:SQ) lost 8.6% last week but have reaped the benefits of longer-term growth
finance.yahoo.com - April 17 at 2:43 PM

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Company Descriptions

ANSYS logo

ANSYS

NASDAQ:ANSS
ANSYS, Inc. develops and markets engineering simulation software and services for engineers, designers, researchers, and students in the United States, Japan, Germany, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It offers structural analysis product suite that provides simulation tools for product design and optimization; the Ansys Mechanical product, an element analysis software; LS-DYNA solver for multiphysics simulation; and power analysis and optimization software suite. The company also offers electronics product suite that provides electromagnetic field simulation software for designing electronic and electromechanical products; Ansys High Frequency Structure Simulator product for radio frequency and microwave design; SCADE product suite, a solution for embedded software simulation, code production, and automated certification; fluids product suite that enables modeling of fluid flow and other related physical phenomena; Ansys Fluent computational fluid dynamics software package; Ansys RedHawk-SC for electronic design automation; Ansys Optics software; and mission-simulation, modeling, testing, and analysis software. In addition, it offers Ansys Granta MI system for materials information management; Ansys Granta Selector technology for materials selection and graphical analysis; CES EduPack product, a set of teaching resources; Granta Materials Data for Simulation; Ansys Lumerical product, a photonics simulation software solution; safety-certified embedded software solutions; Discovery product family for use in the simulation of product design; academic product suite for research and teaching settings. ANSYS, Inc. was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
Cadence Design Systems logo

Cadence Design Systems

NASDAQ:CDNS
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. provides software, hardware, services, and reusable integrated circuit (IC) design blocks worldwide. The company offers functional verification services, including emulation and prototyping hardware. Its functional verification offering consists of JasperGold, a formal verification platform; Xcelium, a parallel logic simulation platform; Palladium, an enterprise emulation platform; and Protium, a prototyping platform for chip verification. The company also provides digital IC design and sign off products, including Genus synthesis and Joules RTL power solutions, as well as Modus DFT software solution to reduce systems-on-chip design-for-test time; physical implementation tools, such as place and route, optimization, and multiple patterning preparation; and Innovus implementation system, a physical implementation system. In addition, it offers custom IC design and simulation products to create schematic and physical representations of circuits down to the transistor level for analog, mixed-signal, custom digital, memory, and radio frequency designs; and system design and analysis products to develop printed circuit boards and IC packages, as well as to analyze electromagnetic, electro-thermal, and other multi-physics effects. Further, the company provides intellectual property (IP) products comprising pre-verified and customizable functional blocks to integrate into customer's ICs; and verification IP with memory models to emulate and model the expected behavior and interaction of standard industry system interface protocols. Additionally, it offers services related to methodology, education, and hosted design solutions, as well as technical support and maintenance services. The company serves consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, mobile, automotive, aerospace and defense, industrial, and life science industries. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Synopsys logo

Synopsys

NASDAQ:SNPS
Synopsys, Inc. provides electronic design automation software products used to design and test integrated circuits. It operates in three segments: Design Automation, Design IP, and Software Integrity. The company offers Digital and Custom IC Design solution that provides digital design implementation solutions; Verification solution that offers virtual prototyping, static and formal verification, simulation, emulation, field programmable gate array (FPGA)-based prototyping, and debug solutions; and FPGA design products that are programmed to perform specific functions. It also provides intellectual property (IP) solutions for USB, PCI Express, DDR, Ethernet, MIPI, HDMI, and Bluetooth low energy applications; logic libraries and embedded memories; processor cores, software, and application-specific instruction-set processor tools for embedded applications; security IP solutions; IP solutions for automotive market; and system-on-chip (SoC) infrastructure IP, datapath and building block IP, and verification IP products, as well as mathematical and floating-point components, and Arm AMBA interconnect fabric and peripherals. In addition, the company offers HAPS FPGA-based prototyping systems; virtual prototyping solutions; and Platform Architect solutions for SoC architecture analysis and optimization, as well as optical products, and mechatronic simulations. Further, it provides security and quality testing products, managed services, programs and professional services, and training that enable its customers to detect and remediate security vulnerabilities, and defects in the software development lifecycle, as well as manufacturing solutions. Additionally, the company provides intelligent orchestration solution, software risk manager, and black duck software composition analysis tools. It serves electronics, financial services, automotive, medicine, energy, and industrial areas. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
Splunk logo

Splunk

NASDAQ:SPLK
Splunk Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops and markets cloud services and licensed software solutions in the United States and internationally. The company offers unified security and observability platform, including Splunk Security that helps security leaders fortify their organization's digital resilience by mitigating cyber risk and meeting compliance requirements; and Splunk Observability, which provides visibility across the full stack of infrastructure, applications, and the digital customer experience. It also provides application programming interfaces, software development kits, and other interfaces that enables its network of third-party developers, partners, and customers to build content, including pre-built data inputs, workflows, searches, reports, alerts, custom dashboards, flexible user interface components, custom data visualizations, and integration actions and methods that configures and extends its solutions to accommodate specific use cases. In addition, the company offers adoption and implementation, education, and customer support services. It sells its offerings directly through field and inside sales, and indirectly through various routes to market with various partners. Splunk Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. As of March 18, 2024, Splunk Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc.
Block logo

Block

NYSE:SQ
Square, Inc. provides payment and point-of-sale solutions in the United States and internationally. The company's commerce ecosystem includes point-of-sale software and hardware that enables sellers to turn mobile and computing devices into payment and point-of-sale solutions. It offers hardware products, including Magstripe reader, which enables swiped transactions of magnetic stripe cards; Contactless and chip reader that accepts EMV® chip cards and Near Field Communication payments; Chip card reader, which accepts EMV® chip cards and enables swiped transactions of magnetic stripe cards; Square Stand, which enables an iPad to be used as a payment terminal or full point of sale solution; and Square Register that combines its hardware, point-of-sale software, and payments technology, as well as managed payments solutions. The company also provides Square Point of Sale software; Cash App, which provides access to the financial system, allowing customers to electronically send, store, and spend money; Caviar, a food ordering platform for restaurants to offer food ordering, pickup and delivery, to their customers; and Square Capital that facilitates loans to sellers based on real-time payment and point-of-sale data. Square, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.