(CDNS) Cadence Design Systems - Ratings and Ratios
Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US1273871087
CDNS: EDA Software, Verification, Simulation, IC Design, Semiconductor IP
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is a leading global provider of software, hardware, and services for the design, verification, and manufacture of semiconductor chips and electronic systems. The company’s portfolio includes advanced functional verification platforms such as Jasper (formal verification), Xcelium (parallel logic simulation), Palladium (enterprise emulation), and Protium (prototyping for chip verification). It also offers digital IC design and sign-off solutions, including Genus synthesis, Joules RTL power solutions, and Modus DFT software for reducing design-for-test time. Physical implementation tools like Innovus provide place-and-route, optimization, and sign-off checks for manufacturing. Custom IC design and simulation solutions, such as Virtuoso Studio, cater to analog, mixed-signal, photonics, and RF semiconductor design. Additionally, the company provides system design and analysis tools, including a Multiphysics platform for electromagnetic, thermal, and structural simulations.
Cadence also offers semiconductor IP products, verification IP, and EDA solutions for designing and verifying semiconductor chips and manufacturing processes. Its services include methodology consulting, education, hosted design solutions, technical support, and maintenance. The company serves a wide range of industries, including consumer electronics, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, aerospace, industrial, and life sciences. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. The company plays a critical role in enabling the development of advanced semiconductor technologies and electronic systems.
Exchange: NASDAQ
Type: Common Stock
Country Origin: United States
GICS Sub Industry: Application Software
From a fundamental perspective, Cadence’s high P/E ratio of 60.58 reflects strong investor confidence in its growth prospects, while the forward P/E of 34.72 signals expectations of improved earnings. The P/S ratio of 13.82 indicates a premium valuation relative to its revenue, supported by its strong market position in the EDA industry. With a market cap of $64.14 billion and an RoE of 17.46%, Cadence is well-positioned to maintain its leadership in the semiconductor design and verification space. Over the next three months, the stock is likely to trade in the range of $250-$280, with potential upside driven by positive earnings reports or new product launches.
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CDNS Stock Overview
Market Cap in USD | 77,296m |
Sector | Technology |
Industry | Software - Application |
GiC Sub-Industry | Application Software |
IPO / Inception | 1987-06-10 |
CDNS Stock Ratings
Growth Rating | 70.2 |
Fundamental | 63.5 |
Dividend Rating | 0.0 |
Rel. Strength | -1.61 |
Analysts | 4.32/5 |
Fair Price Momentum | 307.69 USD |
Fair Price DCF | 43.25 USD |
CDNS Dividends
No Dividends PaidCDNS Growth Ratios
Growth Correlation 3m | -42.2% |
Growth Correlation 12m | -24.9% |
Growth Correlation 5y | 94.2% |
CAGR 5y | 28.87% |
CAGR/Max DD 5y | 0.98 |
Sharpe Ratio 12m | 0.46 |
Alpha | -8.95 |
Beta | 1.416 |
Volatility | 49.28% |
Current Volume | 2413.8k |
Average Volume 20d | 2042.7k |
As of April 26, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 289.63 with a total of 2,413,813 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +15.13%, over one month by +7.63%, over three months by -0.08% and over the past year by +4.53%.
Yes, based on ValueRay Fundamental Analyses, Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS) is currently (April 2025) a good stock to buy. It has a ValueRay Fundamental Rating of 63.51 and therefor a positive outlook according to the companies health.
Based on ValueRays Analyses, Dividends and Discounted-Cash-Flow, the Fair Value of CDNS as of April 2025 is 307.69. This means that CDNS is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of 6.24%.
Cadence Design Systems has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.32. Therefor, it is recommend to buy CDNS.
- Strong Buy: 13
- Buy: 5
- Hold: 3
- Sell: 0
- Strong Sell: 1
According to ValueRays Forecast Model, CDNS Cadence Design Systems will be worth about 351.8 in April 2026. The stock is currently trading at 289.63. This means that the stock has a potential upside of +21.48%.
Issuer | Forecast | Upside |
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Wallstreet Target Price | 312.2 | 7.8% |
Analysts Target Price | 311.1 | 7.4% |
ValueRay Target Price | 351.8 | 21.5% |