On Tuesday, Cadence Design Systems, Inc (NASDAQ: CDNS) opened lower -3.17% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $328.94. Price fluctuations for CDNS have ranged from $221.56 to $376.45 over the past 52 weeks.
During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Technology Sector giant was 1.80%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 18.23% at the time writing. With a float of $271.00 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $272.20 million.
Cadence Design Systems, Inc (CDNS) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Software – Application industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Cadence Design Systems, Inc is 0.44%, while institutional ownership is 87.58%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 06 ’25, was worth 1,884,652. In this transaction Sr. Vice President of this company sold 5,800 shares at a rate of $324.94, taking the stock ownership to the 123,381 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 05 ’25, when Company’s President and CEO sold 5,550 for $327.80, making the entire transaction worth $1,819,280. This insider now owns 195,844 shares in total.
Cadence Design Systems, Inc (CDNS) Earnings and Forecasts
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 12/31/2024, the company posted 1.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 1.82) by 0.06. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.81 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 18.23% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 16.07% during the next five years compared to 1.80% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Cadence Design Systems, Inc (NASDAQ: CDNS) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Cadence Design Systems, Inc (CDNS). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 2.84. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 16.63. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 58.64.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 3.88, a number that is poised to hit 1.91 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 8.07 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Cadence Design Systems, Inc (CDNS)
Looking closely at Cadence Design Systems, Inc (NASDAQ: CDNS), its last 5-days average volume was 2.19 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 1.98 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 22.42%.
During the past 100 days, Cadence Design Systems, Inc’s (CDNS) raw stochastic average was set at 33.22%, which indicates a significant increase from 5.54% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 10.31 in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 8.46 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $343.44, while its 200-day Moving Average is $309.70. However, in the short run, Cadence Design Systems, Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $324.79. Second resistance stands at $331.08. The third major resistance level sits at $335.36. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $314.22, it is likely to go to the next support level at $309.94. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $303.65.
Cadence Design Systems, Inc (NASDAQ: CDNS) Key Stats
There are currently 272,201K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 86.70 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 4,641 M according to its annual income of 1,055 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 1,339 M and its income totaled 287,120 K.
