Cadence Design Systems, Inc (NASDAQ: CDNS)’s stock price has increased by 0.93% compared to its previous closing price of $320.3. However, the company has seen a 4.91% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-07-07 that Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) reached $320.3 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a -1.99% change compared to its last close.
Is It Worth Investing in Cadence Design Systems, Inc (NASDAQ: CDNS) Right Now?
Cadence Design Systems, Inc (NASDAQ: CDNS) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 81.88x compared to its average ratio. CDNS has 36-month beta value of 0.96. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 13 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for CDNS is 271.51M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.36% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CDNS on July 09, 2025 was 2.05M shares.
CDNS’s Market Performance
CDNS stock saw an increase of 4.91% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 9.11% and a quarterly increase of 38.82%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.26%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.07% for Cadence Design Systems, Inc (CDNS). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 5.82% for CDNS stock, with a simple moving average of 12.70% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CDNS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CDNS stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for CDNS by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for CDNS in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $325 based on the research report published on April 24, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Redburn Atlantic, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CDNS reach a price target of $350. The rating they have provided for CDNS stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 13th, 2025.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Overweight” to CDNS, setting the target price at $350 in the report published on November 22nd of the previous year.
CDNS Trading at 5.87% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CDNS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -2.06% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CDNS starting from Cunningham Paul, who sale 1,000 shares at the price of $306.35 back on Jul 01 ’25. After this action, Cunningham Paul now owns 105,499 shares of Cadence Design Systems, Inc, valued at $306,350 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CDNS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.3 for the present operating margin
- 0.86 for the gross margin
The net margin for Cadence Design Systems, Inc stands at 0.22. The total capital return value is set at 0.19. Equity return is now at value 25.92, with 14.68 for asset returns.
Based on Cadence Design Systems, Inc (CDNS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.34 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.6. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.52. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 15.17.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.67 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.17. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 18.05. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.39for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.54. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.07.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Cadence Design Systems, Inc (CDNS) 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 is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
