Cerence (CRNC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cerence Inc. is an automotive artificial intelligence software company that develops technology for in-vehicle voice assistants and conversational interfaces. Its products are designed to allow drivers and passengers to interact with vehicle systems using natural language, including for navigation, entertainment, communications, climate control and other connected-car functions.

The company provides software and services such as speech recognition, natural-language understanding, text-to-speech, conversational AI and cloud-connected automotive experiences. Cerence’s technology can be integrated into vehicle infotainment systems and is intended to support multiple languages and driving environments.

Cerence serves automakers and mobility-related customers internationally, with its software used in vehicles across major global automotive markets. The company was established as an independent business in 2019 after being spun off from Nuance Communications, a provider of speech and artificial intelligence technologies.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.28 to $8.56
• 50-Day Range: $7.57 to $9.17
• 52-Week Range: $5.85 to $13.28
• Volume: 489,012 shs
• Average Volume: 768,372 shs
• Market Capitalization: $377.22 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $10.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Cerence Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cerence scored higher than 37% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 366th out of 587 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Cerence has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Cerence has a consensus price target of $10.67, representing about 27.9% upside from its current price of $8.34.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cerence has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 537.50%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cerence are expected to grow by 537.50% in the coming year, from $0.08 to $0.51 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cerence is -23.17, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cerence is -23.17, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cerence has a P/B Ratio of 2.40. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

14.04% of the float of Cerence has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cerence has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.78, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cerence has recently increased by 3.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Cerence does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Cerence does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Cerence this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for CRNC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Cerence to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cerence insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,032,424.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.39% of the stock of Cerence is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.44% of the stock of Cerence is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 10/25/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/18/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CRNC
• CIK: 1768267
• Web: www.cerence.com
• Phone: 857-362-7300
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,300
• Year Founded: 2019

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Cerence: $10.67
• High Price Target: $12.00
• Low Price Target: $9.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +27.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.36)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 104.25
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$18.71 million
• Net Margins: -4.97%
• Pretax Margin: 7.48%
• Return on Equity: 24.23%
• Return on Assets: 6.14%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.04
• Current Ratio: 2.08
• Quick Ratio: 2.08

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $251.78 million
• Price / Sales: 1.50
• Cash Flow: $0.43 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.20
• Book Value: $3.48 per share
• Price / Book: 2.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 45,230,000
• Free Float: 44,601,000
• Market Cap: $377.22 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 3.04