Cerence Inc (NASDAQ: CRNC)’s stock price has soared by 0.66% in relation to previous closing price of $10.65. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 5.00% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-06-27 that Two developments over the past few days have sent Cerence (CRNC 3.29%) stock skyward. According to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence, shares of the company — which specializes in developing artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities for in-car systems — were rising by almost 13% week to date as of Friday before market open.
Is It Worth Investing in Cerence Inc (NASDAQ: CRNC) Right Now?
CRNC has 36-month beta value of 2.87. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 1 as “overweight”, 6 as “hold”, and 0 as “sell”.
The public float for CRNC is 40.00M, and currently, short sellers hold a 22.21% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CRNC on July 08, 2025 was 1.37M shares.
CRNC’s Market Performance
CRNC stock saw an increase of 5.00% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 16.65% and a quarterly increase of 55.81%. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.67%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 8.48% for Cerence Inc (CRNC). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 12.49% for CRNC’s stock, with a 27.50% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CRNC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CRNC stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for CRNC by listing it as a “Hold”. The predicted price for CRNC in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $11.50 based on the research report published on March 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Needham, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CRNC reach a price target of $16. The rating they have provided for CRNC stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 22nd, 2025.
CRNC Trading at 14.38% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CRNC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -61.02% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 8.48%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 9.67%, as shares surge +8.01% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +23.12% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CRNC rose by +7.69%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +350.61% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $9.54. In addition, Cerence Inc saw 258.53% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
MR THOMAS L. BEAUDOIN, the Former Director of Cerence Inc, proposed sale 16,073 shares at $9.30 during a trade that took place back on May 08 ’25, which means that MR THOMAS L. BEAUDOIN is holding N/A shares at $149,503 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CRNC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -1.47% for the present operating margin
- 0.7% for the gross margin
The net margin for Cerence Inc stands at -1.32%. The total capital return value is set at -0.74%. Equity return is now at value -109.88%, with -40.73% for asset returns.
Based on Cerence Inc (CRNC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.65 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.85. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -54.3.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -561.43 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.44. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.43. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.91for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.38. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.44.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Cerence Inc (CRNC) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
