Analyst ratings
Across 25 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 23 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $406.24.
NASDAQ: CDNS · Software - Application
Over the past week, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) saw about 165 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 36% bullish across the tracked sources. Wall Street is more constructive, with 23 of 25 analysts rating CDNS a buy.
There is steady buzz around CDNS this week and broad agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 92% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from News at 28% to Reddit at 40%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 25 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 23 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $406.24.
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 cooling and the 3 sources broadly agree, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 56 points above the crowd average of 36%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: Reddit reads 40% bullish while News sits at 28%, a 12-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) buzz held moderate around 50.9 while the price drifted up 21.9% 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 2.5M shares. Updated Oct 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, CDNS gained 0.6%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 49.8 and was relatively stable, swinging between 43.8 and 61.4. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 21 of the 21 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 | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (23 / 2 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 36% |
| Avg price target | $406.24 |
| Most bullish source | Reddit, 40% |
| Most bearish source | News, 28% |
| Sentiment spread | 12 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 165 |
| Market cap | $96.07B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 69.4 · 31.6 |
| EPS · Beta | $5.03 · 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 sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 36% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 165 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 35 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 29 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 40% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is falling, suggesting cooling attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), averaging 36% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are Reddit at 40% bullish and News at 28%, a 12-point spread. On the professional side, 23 of 25 analysts rate CDNS a buy.
Of the 25 analysts covering Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), 23 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $406.24. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 36% bullish.
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)'s cross-source average is bearish at 36% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. Reddit reads 40% bullish, X reads 39% bullish and news coverage is the most negative at 28% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) at 36% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is news at 28% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across Reddit and X. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 105 mentions (64% of total volume). Reddit contributes 35 mentions and News contributes 25 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 36% bullish. All 3 tracked 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 sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 36% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
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Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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