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 better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CDNS or CRM?

Salesforce received 2669 more outperform votes than Cadence Design Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.27% 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 3266 82.27%	Underperform Votes 704 17.73%

Which has higher 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	17.96	$1.04B	$3.95	81.15
Salesforce	$37.90B	7.30	$4.14B	$6.36	45.23

Does the media refer more to CDNS or CRM?

In the previous week, Salesforce had 49 more articles in the media than Cadence Design Systems. MarketBeat recorded 90 mentions for Salesforce and 41 mentions for Cadence Design Systems. Cadence Design Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Salesforce's score of 1.24 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	31 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Salesforce	61 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, CDNS or CRM?

Cadence Design Systems has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Salesforce has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Do analysts prefer CDNS or CRM?

Cadence Design Systems currently has a consensus price target of $325.23, indicating a potential upside of 1.46%. Salesforce has a consensus price target of $352.62, indicating a potential upside of 22.59%. Given Salesforce's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	32 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95

Summary

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