Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusBuy30 ratings
Bullish2583.3%
Neutral413.3%
Bearish13.4%
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$348.66Current
$165Low
$344.13Average
$450High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 8, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosenblatt | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Needham | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | May 26, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Oct 28, 2025 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Loop Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 26, 2023 |
| Atlantic Equities | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 17, 2022 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Berenberg | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Feb 23, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 26, 2021 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 23, 2021 |
| CFRA | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 24, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 22, 2020 |
| Benchmark | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Oct 23, 2018 |
| DA Davidson | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 5, 2018 |
| Pacific Crest | Sector Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Feb 5, 2015 |
| Summit Research Partners | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 20, 2014 |
| Summit Insights Group | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 20, 2014 |
| Topeka | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 6, 2013 |
| PiperJaffray | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 16, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $348.66. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $420 | $356.34 | +20.5% | Oct 7, 2026 |
| FBN Securities | Analyst unavailable | $375 | $284.95 | +7.6% | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $400 | $344.72 | +14.7% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $300 | $338.61 | -14.0% | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Clarke Jeffries | $349 | $338.61 | +0.1% | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $420 | $338.61 | +20.5% | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Benchmark Co. | Analyst unavailable | $450 | $371.5 | +29.1% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $432 | $394.24 | +23.9% | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Berenberg Bank | Nay Soe Naing | $440 | $381.75 | +26.2% | May 27, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $425 | $373.59 | +21.9% | May 26, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Joe Vruwink | $385 | $336.54 | +10.4% | Apr 28, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $425 | $336.54 | +21.9% | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Ruben Roy | $395 | $309.3 | +13.3% | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $370 | $283.46 | +6.1% | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Joe Quatrochi | $375 | $283.46 | +7.6% | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Edward Yang | $275 | $309.86 | -21.1% | Dec 1, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Jason Celino | $405 | $341 | +16.2% | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Joe Vruwink | $418 | $340.68 | +19.9% | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $410 | $339.04 | +17.6% | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Gal Munda | $385 | $351.4 | +10.4% | Oct 28, 2025 |
| BNP Paribas | Andrew DeGasperi | $400 | $351.97 | +14.7% | Oct 2, 2025 |
| Berenberg Bank | Analyst unavailable | $400 | $371.03 | +14.7% | Jul 30, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Clarke Jeffries | $355 | $363.75 | +1.8% | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Siti Panigrahi | $300 | $259.47 | -14.0% | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Gary Mobley | $360 | $300.9 | +3.3% | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Vivek Arya | $310 | $280.18 | -11.1% | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Needham | Charles Shi | $315 | $252.77 | -9.7% | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Jon Vruwink | $340 | $278.19 | -2.5% | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Ruben Roy | $350 | $252.77 | +0.4% | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Siti Panigrahi | $325 | $253.15 | -6.8% | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Edward Yang | $225 | $273.32 | -35.5% | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Joe Vruwink | $338 | $287.08 | -3.1% | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Jon Vruwink | $341 | $310.92 | -2.2% | Jul 2, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Jason Celino | $355 | $310.17 | +1.8% | Jun 27, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Jason Celino | $350 | $297.3 | +0.4% | Jun 6, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Clarke Jeffries | $318 | $285.02 | -8.8% | Apr 23, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Jon Vruwink | $322 | $293.71 | -7.6% | Apr 18, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Jason Celino | $340 | $305.36 | -2.5% | Apr 15, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Clarke Jeffries | $334 | $310.58 | -4.2% | Apr 4, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Lee Simpson | $350 | $300.74 | +0.4% | Feb 14, 2024 |
| Needham | Charles Shi | $235 | $202.98 | -32.6% | Apr 25, 2023 |
| Needham | Charles Shi | $200 | $153.4 | -42.6% | Oct 25, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Johannes Schaller | $200 | $166.97 | -42.6% | Sep 28, 2022 |
| Needham | Charles Shi | $193 | $153.41 | -44.6% | Apr 28, 2022 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $153.67 | -48.4% | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Berenberg Bank | Gal Munda | $180 | $140.88 | -48.4% | Feb 23, 2022 |
| KeyBanc | Jason Celino | $205 | $161.75 | -41.2% | Jan 14, 2022 |
| Westpark Capital | Ruben Roy | $168 | $137.55 | -51.8% | Jul 15, 2021 |
| D.A. Davidson | Thomas Diffely | $165 | $132.75 | -52.7% | Apr 27, 2021 |
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