Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to CDNS or CRM?

In the previous week, Salesforce had 55 more articles in the media than Cadence Design Systems. MarketBeat recorded 82 mentions for Salesforce and 27 mentions for Cadence Design Systems. Cadence Design Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Salesforce's score of 0.99 indicating that Cadence Design Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cadence Design Systems	18 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Salesforce	57 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CDNS or CRM more profitable?

Cadence Design Systems has a net margin of 22.74% compared to Salesforce's net margin of 15.96%. Cadence Design Systems' return on equity of 29.24% beat Salesforce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadence Design Systems	22.74%	29.24%	16.05%
Salesforce	15.96%	12.34%	7.65%

Which has more risk & volatility, CDNS or CRM?

Cadence Design Systems has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Salesforce has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CDNS or CRM?

Cadence Design Systems currently has a consensus target price of $325.23, indicating a potential upside of 6.39%. Salesforce has a consensus target price of $346.34, indicating a potential upside of 29.14%. Given Salesforce's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Salesforce is more favorable than Cadence Design Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadence Design Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Salesforce	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	27 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CDNS or CRM?

Salesforce received 2683 more outperform votes than Cadence Design Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.10% of users gave Salesforce an outperform vote while only 71.41% of users gave Cadence Design Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cadence Design Systems	Outperform Votes 597 71.41%	Underperform Votes 239 28.59%
Salesforce	Outperform Votes 3280 82.10%	Underperform Votes 715 17.90%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CDNS or CRM?

84.8% of Cadence Design Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Salesforce shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Cadence Design Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Salesforce shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CDNS or CRM?

Salesforce has higher revenue and earnings than Cadence Design Systems. Salesforce 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	$4.87B	17.12	$1.04B	$3.95	77.39
Salesforce	$38.59B	6.64	$4.14B	$6.39	41.97

Summary

Salesforce beats Cadence Design Systems on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.