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

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$339.32 +6.50 (+1.95%)
As of 01:31 PM Eastern
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About Cadence Design Systems Stock (NASDAQ:CDNS)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$334.25
$344.77
50-Day Range
$326.24
$416.39
52-Week Range
$262.75
$416.69
Volume
872,520 shs
Average Volume
2.48 million shs
Market Capitalization
$93.59 billion
P/E Ratio
67.34
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$405.69
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) is a global provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software, hardware and intellectual property used to design and verify advanced semiconductor chips, systems-on-chip (SoCs), printed circuit boards (PCBs) and packaging. Headquartered in San Jose, California and founded in 1988, Cadence serves semiconductor companies, original equipment manufacturers and system designers across the globe, helping customers accelerate design cycles and manage the complexity of modern integrated systems.

The company's offerings span software tools for digital, custom/analog and mixed-signal design, verification and signoff, as well as solutions for system-level modeling, thermal and signal integrity analysis, and PCB and package design. In addition to software, Cadence supplies hardware platforms for prototyping and verification, pre‑designed IP blocks and reference flows that customers integrate into chip and system development projects. Cadence also provides cloud-enabled design flows and technical services that support deployment, optimization and training.

Cadence's customer base is broad, covering markets such as consumer electronics, communications, data center, automotive and industrial applications, and it operates internationally to support multinational semiconductor and electronics companies. The company complements its product portfolio with professional services, design IP licensing and ecosystem partnerships intended to shorten development timelines and reduce risk for complex designs.

Cadence is led by CEO Anirudh Devgan and a management team focused on innovation in EDA and system design tools, with an emphasis on enabling advanced node semiconductor design, heterogeneous integration and cloud-based design methodologies. The company positions itself as a technology partner for customers navigating the increasing system complexity of modern electronics.

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Cadence Design Systems Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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CDNS MarketRank™: 

Cadence Design Systems scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 206th out of 626 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 2.81, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 13 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Cadence Design Systems has a consensus price target of $405.69, representing about 19.2% upside from its current price of $340.40.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Cadence Design Systems has been the subject of 13 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 16.43% in the coming year, from $6.39 to $7.44 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Cadence Design Systems is 66.64, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.91.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Cadence Design Systems is 66.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 75.98.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Cadence Design Systems has a PEG Ratio of 3.79. 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 13.69. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.25% 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 4.08.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Cadence Design Systems has recently increased by 2.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • 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.

  • News Sentiment

    Cadence Design Systems has a news sentiment score of 0.92. 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 0.79 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 63 news articles for Cadence Design Systems this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 32 people have searched for CDNS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -26% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    24 people have added Cadence Design Systems to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% 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 $60,272,277.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.49% 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 $312.58 at the start of the year. Since then, CDNS shares have increased by 8.9% and is now trading at $340.4010.

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDNS) issued its earnings results on Monday, July, 27th. The software maker reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.05 by $0.06. The company's revenue was up 24.2% on a year-over-year basis.
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The following companies are subsidiaries of Cadence Design Systems: 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 Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.09%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.06%), Seilern Investment Management Ltd (0.04%) and Czech National Bank (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Anirudh Devgan, Thomas P Beckley, Paul Cunningham, Chin-Chi Teng, John M Wall, Vincentelli Albert Sangiovanni, Paul Scannell, Paul Scannell, Aneel Zaman, James D Plummer, Karna Nisewaner, Mark Adams, Ita M Brennan and Moshe Gavrielov.
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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
7/27/2026
Today
7/31/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
COMP - SOFTWARE
Sub-Industry
Application Software
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:CDNS
CIK
813672
Employees
13,800
Year Founded
1988

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$450.00
Low Price Target
$300.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+20.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.81
Research Coverage
16 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$5.03
Trailing P/E Ratio
67.28
Forward P/E Ratio
52.88
P/E Growth
3.79
Net Income
$1.11 billion
Net Margins
23.60%
Pretax Margin
31.25%
Return on Equity
27.98%
Return on Assets
15.35%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.36
Current Ratio
1.74
Quick Ratio
1.32

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$5.30 billion
Price / Sales
17.60
Cash Flow
$6.43 per share
Price / Cash Flow
52.53
Book Value
$24.86 per share
Price / Book
13.59

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
275,820,000
Free Float
274,465,000
Market Cap
$93.20 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.15

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This page (NASDAQ:CDNS) was last updated on 7/31/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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