Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Cadence Design Systems, Inc shares valued at $2,618,670 were sold by WALL JOHN M on Sep 30 ’25. At $349.16 per share, WALL JOHN M sold 7,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 70,715 shares worth approximately $24.14 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Cunningham Paul sold 1,000 shares, netting a total of over 348,270 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $348.27 each, the insider now holds 99,672 shares.
Before that, PAUL A CUNNINGHAM had added 1,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $348,270, the Officer bought Cadence Design Systems, Inc shares for $348.27 each.
As published in their initiating research note from BNP Paribas Exane on October 02, 2025, Cadence Design Systems, Inc [CDNS] has been an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $400. Analysts at Piper Sandler downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of July 10, 2025, Goldman has initiated its “Buy” rating for CDNS. Earlier on April 24, 2025, JP Morgan upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for CDNS stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing CDNS Stock Performance
On last trading session, Cadence Design Systems, Inc [NASDAQ: CDNS] rose 0.04% to $341.43. The stock’s lowest price that day was $334.0, but it reached a high of $346.98 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.30%. Over the course of the year, Cadence Design Systems, Inc shares have jumped approximately 32.70%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $376.45 on 07/31/25 and a 52-week low of $221.56 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Cadence Design Systems, Inc (CDNS)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 334.62, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 327.81. In the upper region, resistance lies at 347.62. The next price resistance is at 353.81. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 50.22 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Cadence Design Systems, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Cadence Design Systems, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 43196.0 shares to 3.87 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 3.83 million shares. A jump of 1.12% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.37 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.37.
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In terms of Cadence Design Systems, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 400 in the next 12 months, up nearly 17.2% from the previous closing price of $341.3. Analysts anticipate Cadence Design Systems, Inc stock to reach 418 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 355. In spite of this, 13 analysts ranked Cadence Design Systems, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 13, 2025, Redburn Atlantic assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $350.
