Cadence Design Systems, Inc [CDNS] stock is trading at $348.67, down -0.38%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CDNS shares have gain 0.41% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.00%, 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 October 02, 2025, when BNP Paribas Exane initiated its Outperform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $400. Previously, Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to Neutral on July 29, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $355. On July 10, 2025, Goldman initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $380 on the stock. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Overweight but stick to its price target of $325 on April 24, 2025. Redburn Atlantic initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $350 as its price target on January 13, 2025. Wells Fargo started tracking with a Overweight rating for this stock on November 22, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $350. In a note dated November 12, 2024, Loop Capital initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $360 on this stock.
Cadence Design Systems, Inc [CDNS] stock has fluctuated between $221.56 and $376.45 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $363.75 within the next 12 months. Cadence Design Systems, Inc [NASDAQ: CDNS] shares were valued at $348.67 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 4.33% based on the average CDNS price forecast.
Analyzing the CDNS fundamentals
Cadence Design Systems, Inc [NASDAQ:CDNS] reported sales of 5.09B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 20.25%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.85% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.3%, 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 0.21 and Total Capital is 0.19. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.49.
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 345.24 points at the first support level, and at 341.82 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 350.43, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 352.20.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Cadence Design Systems, Inc’s Current Ratio is 2.82. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 2.67, and the Cash Ratio is 1.89. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 18.67, the price to book ratio is 18.98 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 94.34.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved WALL JOHN M, Sr. VP & CFO, that happened on Sep 30 ’25 when 7500.0 shares were sold. Sr. Vice President, Cunningham Paul completed a deal on Oct 01 ’25 to sell 1000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer PAUL A CUNNINGHAM bought 1000.0 shares on Oct 01 ’25.
