Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer CRM or CDNS?

In the previous week, Salesforce had 20 more articles in the media than Cadence Design Systems. MarketBeat recorded 77 mentions for Salesforce and 57 mentions for Cadence Design Systems. Cadence Design Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Salesforce's score of 0.97 indicating that Cadence Design Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Salesforce	50 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cadence Design Systems	25 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, CRM or CDNS?

Salesforce has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadence Design Systems has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CRM or CDNS?

Salesforce currently has a consensus target price of $350.56, suggesting a potential upside of 30.58%. Cadence Design Systems has a consensus target price of $322.54, suggesting a potential upside of 8.33%. Given Salesforce's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Salesforce is more favorable than Cadence Design Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Salesforce	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	32 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95
Cadence Design Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CRM or CDNS?

Salesforce received 2671 more outperform votes than Cadence Design Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.26% of users gave Salesforce an outperform vote while only 71.31% of users gave Cadence Design Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Salesforce	Outperform Votes 3265 82.26%	Underperform Votes 704 17.74%
Cadence Design Systems	Outperform Votes 594 71.31%	Underperform Votes 239 28.69%

Which has better earnings and valuation, CRM or CDNS?

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
Salesforce	$37.90B	6.81	$4.14B	$6.36	42.21
Cadence Design Systems	$4.64B	17.60	$1.04B	$3.86	77.13

Is CRM or CDNS 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
Salesforce	15.96%	12.34%	7.65%
Cadence Design Systems	22.74%	29.24%	16.05%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CRM or CDNS?

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

Summary

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