Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDNS – Free Report) by 24.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 299,886 shares of the software maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 59,811 shares during the quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Cadence Design Systems were worth $93,882,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Y.D. More Investments Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Cadence Design Systems in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Cadence Design Systems during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Caitlin John LLC bought a new position in Cadence Design Systems during the third quarter worth $29,000. Swiss RE Ltd. bought a new position in Cadence Design Systems during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Lodestone Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Cadence Design Systems in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. 84.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of analysts have commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Cadence Design Systems from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Cadence Design Systems from $385.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Cadence Design Systems from $381.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. KeyCorp upped their target price on Cadence Design Systems from $405.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of Cadence Design Systems in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $386.59.
Cadence Design Systems Stock Performance
NASDAQ CDNS opened at $387.39 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. has a 52 week low of $262.75 and a 52 week high of $416.69. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $355.14 and a 200-day moving average price of $321.63. The company has a market cap of $106.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 90.30, a P/E/G ratio of 4.59 and a beta of 1.15.
Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The software maker reported $1.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.91 by $0.05. Cadence Design Systems had a return on equity of 28.44% and a net margin of 21.18%.The company had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.46 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.57 EPS. Cadence Design Systems’s quarterly revenue was up 18.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Cadence Design Systems has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.850-7.950 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.020-2.080 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Cadence Design Systems, Inc. will post 6.23 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity
In other Cadence Design Systems news, CFO John M. Wall sold 21,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.45, for a total value of $6,653,175.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 86,875 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,883,468.75. This trade represents a 19.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, VP Paul Cunningham sold 2,000 shares of Cadence Design Systems stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $391.00, for a total transaction of $782,000.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 126,586 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $49,495,126. This represents a 1.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 179,557 shares of company stock valued at $67,205,642. 0.49% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
About Cadence Design Systems
Cadence Design Systems, Inc (NASDAQ: CDNS) is a global provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software, hardware and intellectual property used to design and verify advanced semiconductor chips, systems-on-chip (SoCs), printed circuit boards (PCBs) and packaging. Headquartered in San Jose, California and founded in 1988, Cadence serves semiconductor companies, original equipment manufacturers and system designers across the globe, helping customers accelerate design cycles and manage the complexity of modern integrated systems.
The company’s offerings span software tools for digital, custom/analog and mixed-signal design, verification and signoff, as well as solutions for system-level modeling, thermal and signal integrity analysis, and PCB and package design.
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