Q4 EPS Estimate for Cadence Design Systems Raised by Analyst

Key Points

• Griffin Securities raised its Q4 2025 earnings estimate for Cadence Design Systems to $1.56 per share, reflecting a slight increase from the previous forecast.
• KeyCorp and other analysts have increased their price targets for Cadence Design Systems, with the consensus rating now at "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $359.00.
• Cadence Design Systems reported a revenue increase of 20.2% year-over-year, achieving $1.28 billion for the last quarter and exceeding analyst expectations.

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDNS - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Griffin Securities increased their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Cadence Design Systems in a research note issued on Tuesday, July 29th. Griffin Securities analyst J. Vleeschhouwer now forecasts that the software maker will post earnings of $1.56 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.55. The consensus estimate for Cadence Design Systems' current full-year earnings is $5.41 per share.

Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 28th. The software maker reported $1.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.09. Cadence Design Systems had a return on equity of 29.65% and a net margin of 19.88%. The company had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.25 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.28 EPS. Cadence Design Systems's revenue for the quarter was up 20.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

CDNS has been the subject of a number of other reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Cadence Design Systems from $365.00 to $405.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Berenberg Bank set a $400.00 price target on Cadence Design Systems in a report on Wednesday. Mizuho boosted their price target on Cadence Design Systems from $360.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Cadence Design Systems from $340.00 to $380.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, Piper Sandler reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $355.00 price target (up from $328.00) on shares of Cadence Design Systems in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $364.33.

Cadence Design Systems Stock Down 2.1%

CDNS stock traded down $7.60 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $356.97. 2,070,008 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,879,031. The company has a current ratio of 2.82, a quick ratio of 2.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. Cadence Design Systems has a 12-month low of $221.56 and a 12-month high of $376.45. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $313.43 and a 200-day moving average price of $290.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $97.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 96.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.68 and a beta of 0.97.

Institutional Trading of Cadence Design Systems

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CDNS. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cadence Design Systems during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Costello Asset Management INC acquired a new position in shares of Cadence Design Systems during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Saudi Central Bank acquired a new position in shares of Cadence Design Systems during the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Valley National Advisers Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Cadence Design Systems by 707.1% during the 1st quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 113 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barrett & Company Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Cadence Design Systems during the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. 84.85% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Cadence Design Systems news, Director Ita M. Brennan sold 180 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $304.00, for a total transaction of $54,720.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 8,010 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,435,040. This represents a 2.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director James D. Plummer sold 868 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $319.95, for a total transaction of $277,716.60. Following the sale, the director directly owned 23,996 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,677,520.20. This represents a 3.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 3,698 shares of company stock worth $1,126,667 over the last 90 days. 1.99% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Cadence Design Systems Company Profile

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.