Cerence Inc (CRNC) stock expected to rise by 102.45%: What’s driving the optimism?

Abby Carey

Currently, Cerence Inc [CRNC] is trading at $13.07, up 15.56%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The CRNC shares have gain 6.96% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 27.39%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Previously, Needham upgraded its rating to Buy on January 22, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $16. On May 10, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Equal Weight and revised its price target to $6.50 on the stock. Craig Hallum downgraded its rating to a Hold but $22 remained the price target by the analyst firm on February 07, 2024. Craig Hallum upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on February 09, 2023, and upped its price target to $40. In a note dated August 10, 2022, Raymond James downgraded an Mkt Perform rating on this stock.

This stock has fluctuated between a low of $2.76 and a high of $27.50 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $26.46 within the next 12 months. Cerence Inc [NASDAQ: CRNC] shares were valued at $13.07 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 102.45% based on the average CRNC price forecast.

Analyzing the CRNC fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Cerence Inc [NASDAQ:CRNC] were 245.95M which represents -11.77% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.71% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.08%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.1%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.04, Equity is -0.18 and Total Capital is -0.04. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.39.

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Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Cerence Inc [NASDAQ:CRNC] is 1.72. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.71, while the Cash Ratio is 0.68. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.30, the price to book ratio is 3.63.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Krzanich Brian M, Chief Executive Officer, that happened on Oct 09 ’25 when 0.13 million shares were sold. EVP Chief Admin Officer, Salinas Jennifer completed a deal on Oct 07 ’25 to sell 77994.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP Chief Admin Officer Salinas Jennifer sold 64784.0 shares on Oct 06 ’25.

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