Analyst ratings
Across 25 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 22 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $403.12.
NASDAQ: CDNS · Software - Application
Over the past week, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) saw about 133 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 59% bullish but is far apart: News runs 88% bullish while Reddit sits at just 41%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 22 of 25 analysts rating CDNS a buy.
There is steady buzz around CDNS this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Hold.
Wall Street’s 88% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 41% to News at 88%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 25 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 22 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $403.12.
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 mixed and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
Analysts sit 29 points above the crowd average of 59%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 88% bullish while Reddit sits at 41%, a 47-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) buzz held moderate around 48.8 while the price drifted down 11.8% 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 2.2M shares. Updated Sep 08, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, CDNS lost 15.8%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 45.0 and was relatively stable, swinging between 38.6 and 49.5. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 19 of the 20 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Hold |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (22 / 3 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 59% |
| Avg price target | $403.12 |
| Most bullish source | News, 88% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 41% |
| Sentiment spread | 47 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 133 |
| Market cap | $83.96B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 61.0 · 32.3 |
| EPS · Beta | $5.00 · 1.1 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $5.84B · 24% margin |
| Industry | Software - Application |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 70/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 59% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 133 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 17 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 26 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 41% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is rising, suggesting building attention.
The crowd reads bullish on Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), averaging 59% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 88% bullish and Reddit at 41%, a 47-point spread. On the professional side, 22 of 25 analysts rate CDNS a buy.
Of the 25 analysts covering Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), 22 rate it a buy, 3 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $403.12. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 59% bullish.
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)'s cross-source average is bullish at 59% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. X reads 47% bullish, News reads 88% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 41% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 70/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bullish for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) at 59% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 41% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on X, while reddit activity is rising. The hold signal carries 70/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 100 mentions (75% of total volume). Reddit contributes 17 mentions and News contributes 16 mentions. The cross-source average is bullish at 59% bullish, while reddit is the only source with rising 3-day activity. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish.
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 70/100 conviction reflects a bullish cross-source average at 59% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. 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.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Hold signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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