CDNSCadence Design Systems

$316.49-2.4% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−3% vs 200-day).

1 to watch, 2 neutral
TrendDowntrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −3% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$4.3M (90 days to Oct 22, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 22, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest2.1% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Lightly shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover. Up 36% since the previous count, down from 2.2% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnmiddle of the market
vs 200-day avgmiddle of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How CDNS is trading

Cadence Design Systems is −2.4% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 18 points behind the market.

−2.4%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−3.1%

vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far

RSI (14)
31

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
24%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$231.64 – $416.39 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$316.49
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−1.7%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
−2.4%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+112%
vs 50-day average$318.36
−0.59%
52-week high
$416.39
52-week low
$265.66
Annualised volatility
41%
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+1.3%
2025+4.0%
2024+10%
2023+70%
2022−14%
2021+37%
2020+97%
2019+60%
2018+4.0%
2017+66%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan106 of 10+1.6%
Feb106 of 10+2.1%
Mar106 of 10+1.8%
Apr106 of 10+5.7%
May107 of 10+4.1%
Jun108 of 10+3.6%
Jul117 of 11+5.3%
Aug117 of 11+1.3%
Sep114 of 11−2.5%
Oct116 of 11+1.2%
Nov109 of 10+5.3%
Dec103 of 10+0.00%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.