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Cadence — 6.3% average move after reports; ranks 7th of 86 chip stocks over a month
The Closelooknet read
Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ: CDNS) has beaten the earnings and revenue estimates at all ten of its last reports, and it has moved 6.3% on average, in either direction, in the three sessions after each one. On our Print Record, four reports were followed by a rise of more than 3%, three stayed within 3% and three by a fall of more than 3%. Over the past month the stock ranks 7th of the 86 stocks in our chip section. What we watch: whether the close holds above $327.46, the average close of the last 200 sessions, or slips back under it.
Cadence reported on 26 October; the three-session reaction to that report is not yet counted in those ten.
Where Cadence stands among 86 chip stocks
Cadence gained 3.8% over the past month, 7th of the 86 stocks in our chip section. Its design-software peer Synopsys (SNPS) rose 12.7% over the month and sits 8.3% below its 26 May high. ARM Holdings (ARM) fell 21.0% over the month and is 47.9% below its 18 June high. Cadence itself is 17.7% below its 2 June closing high of $416.39.
What we watch is whether Cadence keeps its place in the top ten for the month or drifts down the list.
Our money-flow and quality readings
Our money-flow reading (a gauge of net buying pressure) for Cadence stands at 6.6, down 0.4 over five sessions and down 0.2 over 21. On our scores Cadence rates 58 of 100 overall, with quality at 84, growth at 72 and balance sheet at 80. The scores below the composite are valuation at 18, capital allocation at 42, momentum at 51 and cash quality at 52. The Piotroski score is a check of financial health, scored 7 of 9.
The reported numbers
Going into the 26 October report, estimates stood at earnings of $2.04 a share and revenue of about $1.61 billion. Over the last ten reports Cadence beat both estimates every time. The most recent reactions on our Print Record, measured in the three sessions after each report, were -4.4% (October 2025), 4.5% (February 2026), -2.1% (April 2026) and -1.7% (July 2026). Across all ten reports, four were followed by a rise of more than 3%, three stayed within 3% and three fell more than 3%.
Price trend
Cadence closed at $342.75 on 29 October, up 10.7% over five sessions and 9.7% this year. It trades 7.0% above its 50-day average of $320.24 and 4.7% above its 200-day average of $327.46, the average close of the last 200 sessions. Our alert on 28 October noted it had closed back above its 50-day line three sessions earlier, with the 200-day still rising beneath it. Its typical daily swing is about 2.6%.
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