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In the latest session, Cadence Design Systems, Inc (NASDAQ: CDNS) closed at $351.97 up 0.20% from its previous closing price of $351.26. In other words, the price has increased by $0.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.16 million shares were traded. CDNS stock price reached its highest trading level at $355.1528 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $347.5.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Cadence Design Systems, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 33.98 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 60.51. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.67 and its Current Ratio is at 2.82. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.49 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.49.
On July 10, 2025, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $380.
JP Morgan Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on April 24, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $325.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 01 ’25 when PAUL A CUNNINGHAM bought 1,000 shares for $348.27 per share.
JOHN M WALL bought 7,500 shares of CDNS for $2,618,683 on Sep 30 ’25. On Sep 10 ’25, another insider, Brennan Ita M, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 180 shares for $334.51 each. As a result, the insider received 60,213 and left with 7,830 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CDNS now has a Market Capitalization of 95908298752 and an Enterprise Value of 95385493504. As of this moment, Cadence’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 95.24, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 44.22. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.14. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 18.85 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 19.16. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 18.742 whereas that against EBITDA is 53.381.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CDNS is 0.99, which has changed by 0.32156968 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17342639 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CDNS has reached a high of $376.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $221.56. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.05%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.30%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CDNS has traded an average of 1.76M shares per day and 1886680 over the past ten days. A total of 272.49M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 271.31M. Insiders hold about 0.43% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.17% stake in the company. Shares short for CDNS as of 1757894400 were 3826608 with a Short Ratio of 2.18, compared to 1755216000 on 4113278. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3826608 and a Short% of Float of 1.59.
Earnings Estimates
Cadence Design Systems, Inc (CDNS) is presently subject to a detailed evaluation by 17.0 analysts, each offering their unique perspectives on its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.92, with high estimates of $1.99 and low estimates of $1.84.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.07 and $6.84 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.93. EPS for the following year is $5.41, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $6.81 and $4.74.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 16 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $1.32B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $1.33B to a low estimate of $1.32B. As of. The current estimate, Cadence Design Systems, Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.22BFor the next quarter, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.41B. There is a high estimate of $1.42B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.4B.
A total of 23 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CDNS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.28B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.24B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.25B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.64BBased on 22 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.88B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6B and the low estimate is $5.72B.
