Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Cadence Design Systems, Inc shares valued at $2,009,189 were sold by TENG CHIN-CHI on Jan 08 ’26. At $317.96 per share, TENG CHIN-CHI sold 6,319 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 116,762 shares worth approximately $36.64 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, CHIN-CHI TENG purchased 6,319 shares, netting a total of over 2,009,189 in proceeds.
Before that, Cunningham Paul had sold 1,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $315,700, the Sr. Vice President traded Cadence Design Systems, Inc shares for $315.70 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,000 shares, worth approximately $30.15 million.
As published in a research note from Oppenheimer on December 01, 2025, Cadence Design Systems, Inc [CDNS] has been rated up from an Underperform to a Perform. Analysts at Citigroup started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late November. As of October 02, 2025, BNP Paribas Exane has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for CDNS. Earlier on July 29, 2025, Piper Sandler downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for CDNS stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing CDNS Stock Performance
On last trading session, Cadence Design Systems, Inc [NASDAQ: CDNS] rose 2.23% to $313.84. The stock’s lowest price that day was $305.0, but it reached a high of $316.16 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.85%. Over the course of the year, Cadence Design Systems, Inc shares have jumped approximately 2.70%.
Is Cadence Design Systems, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Cadence Design Systems, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 3252.0 shares to 4.4 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 4.4 million shares. A jump of 0.07% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.02 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.02.
Which companies own the most shares of Cadence Design Systems, Inc (CDNS)?
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 30.29% from the previous closing price of $307.0. Analysts anticipate Cadence Design Systems, Inc stock to reach 418 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 275. In spite of this, 13 analysts ranked Cadence Design Systems, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On July 10, 2025, Goldman assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $380.
