At the time of writing, Cadence Design Systems, Inc [CDNS] stock is trading at $337.3, up 0.35%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The CDNS shares have gain 10.10% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.22%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Cadence Design Systems, Inc [NASDAQ: CDNS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 01, 2025, when Oppenheimer upgraded its rating to a Perform. Previously, Citigroup started tracking the stock with Buy rating on November 24, 2025, and set its price target to $385. On October 02, 2025, BNP Paribas Exane initiated with an Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $400 on the stock. Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $355 on July 29, 2025. Goldman initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $380 as its price target on July 10, 2025. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on April 24, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $325. In a note dated January 13, 2025, Redburn Atlantic initiated a Buy rating and provided a target price of $350 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Cadence Design Systems, Inc fluctuated between $221.56 and $376.45. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $381 within the next 12 months. Cadence Design Systems, Inc [NASDAQ: CDNS] shares were valued at $337.3 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 12.96% based on the average CDNS price forecast.
Analyzing the CDNS fundamentals
According to Cadence Design Systems, Inc [NASDAQ:CDNS], the company’s sales were 5.21B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 10.15% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.88% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.28%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.28%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.2%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.11, Equity is 0.22 and Total Capital is 0.18. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.48.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 334.55 points at the first support level, and at 331.80 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 339.82, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 342.34.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Cadence Design Systems, Inc [NASDAQ:CDNS] has a current ratio of 3.05. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 2.84 and the Cash Ratio stands at 1.96. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 17.61, the price to book ratio is 17.66 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 87.04.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Cunningham Paul, Sr. Vice President, that happened on Dec 01 ’25 when 1000.0 shares were sold. Officer, PAUL A CUNNINGHAM completed a deal on Dec 01 ’25 to buy 1000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Sr. Vice President TENG CHIN-CHI sold 5800.0 shares on Nov 06 ’25.
