Cadence Design Systems · NASDAQ: CDNS · Software - Application

CDNS stock sentiment

Over the past week, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) saw about 120 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 56% bullish but is far apart: News runs 67% bullish while Reddit sits at just 39%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 21 of 24 analysts rating CDNS a buy.

“CDNS is trending because of a major expansion of collaboration with HPE for AI data center modernization, with optimism around this partnership offset by concern about potential switching costs.”Adanos /explain

Wall Street vs the crowd on CDNS

Wall Street’s 88% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 39% to News at 67%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.

Analyst ratings

Strong Buy
Buy 21
Hold 3
Sell 0
Avg target $388.78

Across 24 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 21 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $388.78.

24 analysts88% buy share

Crowd sentiment

Hold
Crowd bullish 56%
Spread 28 pts
Most bullish News 67%
Most bearish Reddit 39%

The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits above the neutral line, momentum is improving and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.

3 sourcesWide divergence

Who is bullish on CDNS

28pt spread
Wall St
88%
News
67%
X
61%
Reddit
39%
Wall Street (analyst buy share)Crowd average 56%

Analysts sit 32 points above the crowd average of 56%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 67% bullish while Reddit sits at 39%, a 28-point spread that single-source trackers miss.

Why CDNS reads Hold

Hold +5.1
Bullish Average
Average sentiment is 55.7% bullish, above the 50% neutral line.
+7.4
Trend
More sources are improving than weakening: 2 up, 1 down, 0 flat.
+2.3
Buzz
Discussion intensity is 49.9, close to the usual midpoint.
-2.0
Source Breadth
This signal is based on 3 tracked sources.
+1.5
Consensus
2 bullish sources and 1 bearish source keep the score from getting a consensus bonus.
0.0
Wide divergence dampener applied: heavy disagreement between sources trimmed the pre-score from +9.2 to +5.1.

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) buzz score vs. EOD price

Over the 30-day window, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) buzz held moderate around 45.3 while the price drifted down 2.6% 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 2.4M shares. Updated Jul 13, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, CDNS gained 1.7%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 47.1 and was relatively stable, swinging between 39.7 and 56.6. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 17 of the 18 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.

How each source saw CDNS this week

Buzz, bullish share, the loudest item and the positive / neutral / negative split for every tracked source over the last 7 days.

Reddit signal

Open source page
Buzz 44.8
Bullish 39%
Mentions 36
Trend Rising
31 subredditsSentiment +0.1
Pos 38%Neu 42%Neg 20%
r/stocks Neutral
Loudest Reddit venue with 23 mentions this week.

X signal

Open source page
Buzz 61.0
Bullish 61%
Mentions 81
Trend Rising
81 tweetsSentiment +0.2
Pos 48%Neu 40%Neg 11%
@davill Bullish 0.24
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News signal

Open source page
Buzz 43.9
Bullish 67%
Mentions 3
Trend Falling
8 publishersSentiment +0.3
Pos 76%Neu 24%Neg 0%
Gurufocus Bullish 0.34
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Polymarket signal

No Polymarket data for this stock this week.

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Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) at a glance

This week’s sentiment from Adanos, with fundamentals and analyst consensus. A quick-reference snapshot for Jul 13, 2026.

Adanos signal
Hold
Analyst consensus
Strong Buy (21 / 3 / 0)
Crowd bullish (7d)
56%
Avg price target
$388.78
Most bullish source
News, 67%
Most bearish source
Reddit, 39%
Sentiment spread
28 pts
Mentions (7d)
120
Market cap
$105.96B
P/E · Forward P/E
89.3 · 48.5
EPS · Beta
$4.30 · 1.1
Revenue (TTM)
$5.53B · 21% margin
Industry
Software - Application

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) stock sentiment FAQ

Is Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) a buy or sell right now?

Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 67/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 56% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 120 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.

What does Reddit say about CDNS stock?

Reddit discussion around Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) is fairly quiet with 36 mentions across 31 tracked subreddits. The tone is 39% bullish with rising 3-day activity momentum, suggesting building attention.

What is the sentiment on CDNS stock?

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) sentiment is bullish across all 3 tracked sources. X reads 61% bullish, News reads 67% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 39% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 67/100 conviction.

Why does CDNS carry a hold signal right now?

Social sentiment data shows consistently bullish discussion around Cadence Design Systems (CDNS). All 3 tracked sources lean positive, with reddit being the most bearish at 39% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on News, while reddit and x activity is rising. The hold signal carries 67/100 conviction.

What is driving Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) sentiment right now?

X is the dominant discussion channel with 81 mentions (68% of total volume). Reddit contributes 36 mentions and News contributes 3 mentions. Sentiment is bullish across all sources, while reddit and x show rising 3-day activity.

What does the Adanos hold signal mean for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)?

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 67/100 conviction reflects consistently bullish sentiment across multiple platforms. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.

How fresh is this CDNS sentiment data?

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.

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