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As of close of business last night, Cadence Design Systems, Inc’s stock clocked out at $344.03, down -0.34% from its previous closing price of $345.19. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.34 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.72 million shares were traded. CDNS stock price reached its highest trading level at $345.56 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $343.14.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of CDNS’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 33.21 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 59.14. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 18 ’25 when TENG CHIN-CHI sold 8,410 shares for $350.10 per share. The transaction valued at 2,944,364 led to the insider holds 129,213 shares of the business.
KARNA NISEWANER bought 460 shares of CDNS for $161,000 on Aug 18 ’25. On Aug 18 ’25, another insider, CHIN-CHI TENG, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 8,410 shares for $350.10 each.
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 93744726016 and an Enterprise Value of 93221920768. As of this moment, Cadence’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 93.09, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 43.23. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.01. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 18.42 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 18.72. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 18.317 whereas that against EBITDA is 52.17.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CDNS is 1.00, which has changed by 0.3076514 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 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 4.06%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 14.97%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that CDNS traded 1.89M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1407470 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 272.49M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 271.25M. Insiders hold about 0.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.22% stake in the company. Shares short for CDNS as of 1755216000 were 4113278 with a Short Ratio of 1.99, compared to 1752537600 on 3051410. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4113278 and a Short% of Float of 1.71.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Cadence Design Systems, Inc (CDNS) is currently in the spotlight, with 17.0 analysts actively rating and assessing 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
In the current quarter, 16 analysts expect revenue to total $1.32B. 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.
