Analyst ratings
Across 24 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 21 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $395.94.
NASDAQ: CDNS · Software - Application
Over the past week, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) saw about 127 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 47% bullish but is far apart: News runs 67% bullish while Reddit sits at just 23%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 21 of 24 analysts rating CDNS a buy.
“CDNS shows mixed sentiment without a clear catalyst.”Adanos /explain
Wall Street’s 88% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 23% to News at 67%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 24 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 21 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $395.94.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is improving and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
Analysts sit 41 points above the crowd average of 47%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 67% bullish while Reddit sits at 23%, a 44-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) buzz held moderate around 45.4 while the price drifted down 12.5% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 2.1M shares. Updated Jul 27, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, CDNS lost 10.5%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 48.0 and was relatively stable, swinging between 43.1 and 57.4. Recent volume is running above the 30-day average, suggesting heightened trading interest. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 19 of the 19 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Buzz, bullish share, the loudest item and the positive / neutral / negative split for every tracked source over the last 7 days.
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Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 56/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 47% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 127 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) is fairly quiet with 26 mentions across 31 tracked subreddits. The tone is 23% bullish with rising 3-day activity momentum, suggesting building attention.
The crowd reads split on Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), averaging 47% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 67% bullish and Reddit at 23%, a 44-point spread. On the professional side, 21 of 24 analysts rate CDNS a buy.
Of the 24 analysts covering Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), 21 rate it a buy, 3 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $395.94. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 47% bullish.
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) sentiment is mixed across all 3 tracked sources. X reads 50% bullish, News reads 67% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 23% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 56/100 conviction.
Social sentiment data shows consistently mixed discussion around Cadence Design Systems (CDNS). All 3 tracked sources lean in different directions, with reddit being the most bearish at 23% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is rising across Reddit and X and News. The hold signal carries 56/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 92 mentions (72% of total volume). Reddit contributes 26 mentions and News contributes 9 mentions. Sentiment is mixed across all sources, while reddit and x and news show rising 3-day activity.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. CDNS's hold signal at 56/100 conviction reflects consistently mixed sentiment across 3 tracked sources. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The CDNS sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
These stocks share a comparable sentiment profile to Cadence Design Systems with similar bullish ratios, signal direction and discussion volume. All 6 peers carry hold signals, pointing to broad mixed pressure rather than an CDNS-specific issue.
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