Loop Capital initiated coverage of Cadence Design with a Buy rating and $360 price target. Semiconductor design companies represent " miners for chip-design gold" as some succeed while others fail to strike chip-design gold, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Investment into EDA, or electronic design automation, and IP companies like CDNS is an ideal way to hedge against this trend in chip design redundancy, Loop added.
Loop Capital initiated coverage of Cadence Design with a Buy rating and $360 price target.
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I'm initiating Cadence Design Systems stock with a buy for mid to long-term investors. Cadence should see better top-line growth in 2025 and 2026 on the back of AI adoption and the increased need for EDA providers, a market that it dominates alongside Synopsys. The EDA market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.40% from 2024 to 2032 to $35.88 billion.
Shares of Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) shares climbed more than 12% on Tuesday to notch the top daily performance of any S&P 500 stock after the electronic design automation firm posted strong quarterly results and boosted its full-year guidance.
Cadence blew its Q3 earnings estimates out of the water, and management forecast an even better Q4.
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CDNS' third-quarter results benefit from solid demand trends. It ends the quarter with a backlog of $5.6 billion.
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. CDNS reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results on Monday.
I rate Cadence a BUY due to its solid business model, strong growth prospects, and robust free cash flow supporting share buybacks. Recent 3Q24 results and 4Q24 guidance indicate a resurgence in demand, with expected revenue growth accelerating to 26% in 4Q24. Cadence's valuation remains reasonable at 37x P/cash earnings for YE25, with a potential YE26 target of $374, maintaining the current market PEG.