Cadence Design Systems Inc (CDNS)
Quote, stock score, analyst consensus, and SEC filings, plus insider and Congress trades when there are any.
NasdaqGS · Price as of · Nasdaq Real Time Price
- Profitability20/20
Profitable and growing: $1.38B net income over the last four reported quarters, up from $1.06B the year before.
- Insider buying vs selling8/20
Insiders are sellers only: 24 sells worth $5.8M, no open-market buys, across the last 20 Form 4s. Routine executive selling is common, so this is only a mild negative.
- Dilution and offerings11/15
Share count up 0.8% in a year with 1 offering-related filing. Mild dilution.
- Analysts25
- Implied upside+19.8%
- Target range$300.00 to $470.00
CDNS closed at $343.08 on Oct 27, up 5.0% since Sep 28. Chart read: price above both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages; the 50-day is below the 200-day (downtrend structure); trading at 51% of the 52-week range ($265.66 to $416.39).
Insider buying and selling at Cadence Design Systems Inc (CDNS)
The most recent Form 4 on record for Cadence Design Systems Inc (CDNS) is June 1, 2026, when Anirudh Devgan, President and CEO, sold $30.8M of stock. That sale ran under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, so it was scheduled ahead of time rather than decided that week.
| Insider | Action | Value | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anirudh Devgan · President and CEO | Sell | $30.8M | June 1, 2026 | Routine |
| Paul Scannell · Sr. Vice President | Sell | $2.8M | June 1, 2026 | Routine |
| Anirudh Devgan · President and CEO | Sell | $19.2M | May 22, 2026 | Routine |
| Paul Scannell · Sr. Vice President | Sell | $3.6M | May 1, 2026 | Routine |
| John M Wall · Sr. VP & CFO | Sell | $6.7M | April 16, 2026 | Routine |
| Moshe Gavrielov · Director | Buy | $13,875 | March 28, 2025 | Notable buy |
Filed notices to sell
A Form 144 is filed beforean insider sells restricted stock. The Form 4 reporting the completed trade isn't due until two business days after the sale, so these land first. They are intentions, not transactions.
| Insider | Value | Filed | Status | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANGIOVANNI VINCENTELLI ALBERTO · Director | $437,590 | October 1, 2026 | Executed | Routine |
| Cunningham Paul · Officer | $1.7M | September 15, 2026 | Executed | Routine |
| SANGIOVANNI VINCENTELLI ALBERTO · Director | $401,095 | August 25, 2026 | Executed | Routine |
How Congress has done in CDNS
Every purchase of CDNS disclosed by a member of Congress in the last 5 years, scored over the 12 months after the trade date against SPY over the same window.
| Measure | CDNS | SPY |
|---|---|---|
| Median 12-month return after purchase | +15.4% | +22.8% |
| Median difference vs SPY | -0.8% | — |
| Purchases that beat SPY | 3 of 6 (50%) | — |
| Members who bought | 5 | — |
Most frequent buyers: Greg Landsman (2), Kevin Hern (1), Michael McCaul (1), Rob Bresnahan (1), Tommy Tuberville (1).
These are not returns anyone actually earned. Disclosures report a dollar bracket and no share count, so every purchase is counted once and weighted equally, and sales are not matched back to the buys that opened them. 2 of the 6 purchases are disclosed as a spouse's or dependent's rather than the member's own. Purchases from the last 12 months are excluded because their window has not closed yet.
Congress trades in CDNS
| Date | Member | Action | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | Kevin Hern OK | Sale (Partial) | $15,001 - $50,000 | |
| 2026-09-14 | Kevin Hern OK | Sale | $15,001 - $50,000 | |
| 2026-09-02 | Kevin Hern OK | Sale (Partial) | $15,001 - $50,000 | |
| 2026-09-02 | Kevin Hern OK | Sale | $15,001 - $50,000 | |
| 2026-06-05 | Byron Donalds FL | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
SEC filings
| Form | Filed | Description |
|---|---|---|
| S-8 | October 28, 2026 | S-8 |
| 10-Q | October 28, 2026 | 10-Q |
| 8-K | October 26, 2026 | 8-K |
| 4 | October 16, 2026 | FORM 4 |
| 4 | October 5, 2026 | FORM 4 |
| 144 | October 1, 2026 | View on EDGAR |
| 4 | September 21, 2026 | FORM 4 |
| 4 | September 21, 2026 | FORM 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
What do analysts expect for CDNS?
25 analysts cover Cadence Design Systems Inc (CDNS). The consensus rating is Strong buy. The average price target is $410.29, in a range of $300.00 to $470.00.
Are insiders buying or selling CDNS?
We track Form 4 filings for Cadence Design Systems Inc (CDNS). The activity listed on this page shows 1 open-market purchase and 5 qualifying sales. Each row is labelled Routine when the filer declared a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, Tax withholding when shares were sold automatically to cover the tax on a vest, or Own call when neither applies.
Has Congress made money trading CDNS?
5 members of Congress have disclosed buying CDNS in the last 5 years, 6 purchases in total. Measured over the 12 months after each trade date, the median purchase returned +15.4% against +22.8% for SPY over the same windows, and 3 of the 6 (50%) beat the index. These are not returns anyone actually earned: congressional disclosures report a dollar bracket and no share count, so each purchase is counted once and weighted equally, and later sales are not matched back to the buys that opened them.
Where can I see CDNS SEC filings?
Recent filings are listed on this page, newest first. The latest is an S-8 filed October 28, 2026.