On July 27, Cadence Design rose 3.6% in pre-market trading, trading at $338.0/share, with turnover of $188,600.
On the news front, the company is set to release its Q2 fiscal report, with market consensus expecting revenue of $1.577 billion, representing a 26.13% year-over-year increase, and adjusted EPS of $2.06, up 32.16% year-over-year. Multiple investment banks have recently issued bullish calls: Needham reiterated a Buy rating emphasizing agentic AI as a catalyst for EDA industry re-acceleration, Baird raised its target price to $415, and Bank of America maintained its Buy rating while lifting its target to $400. Benchmark also initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $450 target price.
The stock had previously plunged over 12% on reports that a Chinese AI model had completed a full chip design workflow, raising disruption concerns. The concentrated bullish institutional sentiment combined with strong earnings expectations has driven a continued post-selloff recovery. The company also recently launched its Aurastack AI super-agent platform and an NVIDIA-powered autonomous virtual chip design engineer, reinforcing its AI-driven growth narrative.
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