Indivisible Partners Acquires New Shares in Cadence Design Systems, Inc. $CDNS

Key Points

• Indivisible Partners acquired a new stake of 15,340 shares in Cadence Design Systems in Q4, valued at about $4.795 million, as institutional investors now own roughly 84.85% of the company.
• Cadence beat estimates, reporting $1.96 EPS vs. $1.91 expected and $1.47B revenue (up 18.6% year‑over‑year), and set FY2026 guidance of $7.85–$7.95 EPS with Q2 guidance of $2.02–$2.08.
• Analysts hold a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with an average target price of $380.59 (14 Buys, 3 Holds), and several firms recently raised their targets, including KeyCorp to $425.00.

Indivisible Partners acquired a new stake in Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDNS - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 15,340 shares of the software maker's stock, valued at approximately $4,795,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Occidental Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Cadence Design Systems by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Occidental Asset Management LLC now owns 1,321 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $464,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. lifted its stake in shares of Cadence Design Systems by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 7,072 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $2,456,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Cadence Design Systems by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC now owns 777 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $273,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Spirepoint Private Client LLC lifted its stake in shares of Cadence Design Systems by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Spirepoint Private Client LLC now owns 722 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $226,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kathmere Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Cadence Design Systems by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC now owns 2,336 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $821,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.85% of the company's stock.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently issued reports on CDNS. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on shares of Cadence Design Systems from $405.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Cadence Design Systems from $385.00 to $370.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Cadence Design Systems from $381.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Cadence Design Systems from $375.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $360.00 target price on shares of Cadence Design Systems in a report on Friday, April 24th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $380.59.

Insider Activity at Cadence Design Systems

In other news, Director Ita M. Brennan sold 180 shares of Cadence Design Systems stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $295.03, for a total transaction of $53,105.40. Following the sale, the director directly owned 7,470 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,203,874.10. The trade was a 2.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Paul Cunningham sold 1,000 shares of Cadence Design Systems stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.78, for a total transaction of $297,780.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 94,137 shares in the company, valued at approximately $28,032,115.86. This trade represents a 1.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 35,180 shares of company stock worth $11,181,240. 0.49% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Cadence Design Systems Stock Performance

NASDAQ:CDNS opened at $353.63 on Wednesday. The firm's 50-day moving average is $297.62 and its 200-day moving average is $309.26. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. has a 52-week low of $262.75 and a 52-week high of $376.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 1.47. The company has a market cap of $97.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 82.43, a PEG ratio of 4.14 and a beta of 1.13.

Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 27th. The software maker reported $1.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.91 by $0.05. Cadence Design Systems had a net margin of 21.18% and a return on equity of 28.44%. The company had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.46 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.57 EPS. The business's revenue was up 18.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Cadence Design Systems has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.850-7.950 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.020-2.080 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Cadence Design Systems, Inc. will post 6.22 earnings per share for the current year.

Cadence Design Systems Profile

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.

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