Cerence (CRNC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ: CRNC) develops artificial intelligence and conversational computing technology for the automotive industry. Its software enables drivers and passengers to interact with vehicles using natural language, supporting functions such as navigation, media, vehicle controls, messaging, information services and connected features.

The company offers embedded and cloud-based solutions, including voice assistants, conversational AI platforms, speech recognition, natural-language understanding and multilingual automotive user experiences. Cerence’s technologies are designed to integrate with vehicle systems and connected services, helping automakers create digital assistants that can operate across different vehicle models and markets.

Cerence was established as an independent public company in 2019 after being spun off from Nuance Communications’ automotive business. It serves automotive manufacturers and transportation-related customers internationally, with products intended for use in multiple languages and geographic markets. Stefan Ortmanns has served as the company’s chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.95 to $8.30
• 50-Day Range: $7.57 to $10.47
• 52-Week Range: $5.85 to $13.74
• Volume: 474,297 shs
• Average Volume: 599,019 shs
• Market Capitalization: $368.62 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 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 326th out of 601 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 30.9% upside from its current price of $8.15.

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 -22.64, 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 -22.64, 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 2.34. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

13.70% 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 8.59.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cerence has recently decreased by 3.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

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: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Cerence has a news sentiment score of 1.89. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.76 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for CRNC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -80% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Cerence to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cerence insiders have not sold or bought any 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: 9/18/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/18/2026

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: +30.9%
• 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: 101.88
• 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: $309.49 million
• Price / Sales: 1.19
• Cash Flow: $0.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.08
• Book Value: $3.48 per share
• Price / Book: 2.34

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 45,230,000
• Free Float: 44,601,000
• Market Cap: $368.62 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 3.01