Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS) will likely be releasing its Q4 2025 results after the market closes on Tuesday, February 17th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.90 per share and revenue of $1.4241 billion for the quarter. Individuals are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

Cadence Design Systems Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CDNS opened at $299.46 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $311.67 and its 200 day simple moving average is $330.15. The company has a market cap of $81.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 77.18, a PEG ratio of 3.33 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 2.84 and a current ratio of 3.05. Cadence Design Systems has a one year low of $221.56 and a one year high of $376.45.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CDNS has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $405.00 target price on shares of Cadence Design Systems in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Cadence Design Systems from $390.00 to $418.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on Cadence Design Systems from $320.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $385.00 price target on shares of Cadence Design Systems in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Oppenheimer upgraded Cadence Design Systems from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $275.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, December 1st. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $379.59.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cadence Design Systems

In other news, CEO Anirudh Devgan sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.00, for a total value of $6,800,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 195,844 shares in the company, valued at approximately $66,586,960. This trade represents a 9.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO John M. Wall sold 27,805 shares of Cadence Design Systems stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $318.57, for a total transaction of $8,857,838.85. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 69,957 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,286,201.49. This trade represents a 28.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 56,475 shares of company stock worth $18,505,486. 1.99% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Cadence Design Systems

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CDNS. State Street Corp boosted its position in Cadence Design Systems by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 12,468,162 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $4,379,567,000 after purchasing an additional 149,577 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its holdings in shares of Cadence Design Systems by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 2,126,393 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $671,090,000 after acquiring an additional 52,458 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Cadence Design Systems by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,951,311 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $609,941,000 after acquiring an additional 47,382 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its holdings in shares of Cadence Design Systems by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 708,823 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $221,564,000 after acquiring an additional 31,825 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its position in Cadence Design Systems by 13.2% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 690,817 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $242,656,000 after purchasing an additional 80,755 shares during the last quarter. 84.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.