Cerence (CRNC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cerence Inc. develops artificial intelligence software and related technologies for the automotive industry. Its products are designed to support natural voice interaction and conversational experiences within vehicles, helping drivers access information, control vehicle functions, use navigation, and interact with connected services while keeping their attention on the road.

The company’s offerings include in-vehicle voice assistants, conversational AI, speech recognition, natural-language understanding, and other user-interface technologies. Cerence’s software can support multiple languages and is intended to integrate with automakers’ infotainment systems, connected-car platforms, and digital services.

Cerence was established as an independent company in 2019 after being spun off from Nuance Communications’ automotive business. It serves automakers and automotive suppliers in markets around the world, with its technologies incorporated into vehicles and mobility systems across multiple regions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.13 to $8.40
• 50-Day Range: $7.57 to $9.39
• 52-Week Range: $5.85 to $13.49
• Volume: 958,077 shs
• Average Volume: 872,188 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 46% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 356th out of 598 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 -23.18, 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 -23.18, 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: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

13.61% 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 10.08, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cerence has recently decreased by 0.65%, 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: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Cerence has a news sentiment score of 0.40. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Cerence this week, compared to 2 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 -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Cerence to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% 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: 10/08/2026
• 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: $0.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.58
• 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