$20,000 of CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC lobbying was just disclosed, from Q2 of 2026, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"Digital electronic systems engineering; House and Senate National Defense Authorization and Appropriations bills for FY '27"
You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.
CDNS Insider Trading Activity
CDNS insiders have traded $CDNS stock on the open market 63 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 63 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CDNS stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- ANIRUDH DEVGAN (President and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 128,714 shares for an estimated $50,044,955.
- JOHN M WALL (Sr. VP & CFO) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 26,500 shares for an estimated $8,396,739.
- PAUL SCANNELL (Sr. Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 18,652 shares for an estimated $6,718,335.
- CHIN-CHI TENG (Sr. Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 24 sales selling 15,319 shares for an estimated $5,403,246.
- PAUL CUNNINGHAM (Sr. Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 5 sales selling 6,000 shares for an estimated $1,992,550.
- JAMES D PLUMMER sold 1,511 shares for an estimated $576,204
- ITA M BRENNAN has made 0 purchases and 20 sales selling 360 shares for an estimated $122,845.
- MOSHE GAVRIELOV sold 5 shares for an estimated $1,562
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
CDNS Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 599 institutional investors add shares of CDNS stock to their portfolio, and 663 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS added 3,954,412 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,085,881,930
- J. STERN & CO. LLP removed 2,940,736 shares (-99.6%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $807,526,399
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP added 2,348,004 shares (+92.0%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $644,762,133
- JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC removed 1,953,645 shares (-25.3%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $536,471,112
- MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ removed 1,819,766 shares (-38.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $499,707,925
- GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added 1,420,266 shares (+54.5%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $390,005,185
- WINSLOW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC removed 1,151,476 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $316,195,424
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
CDNS Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $CDNS in the last several months. We have seen 2 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 02/18/2026
- Needham issued a "Buy" rating on 02/18/2026
To track analyst ratings and price targets for CDNS, check out Quiver Quantitative's $CDNS forecast page.
CDNS Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $CDNS recently. We have seen 9 analysts offer price targets for $CDNS in the last 6 months, with a median target of $400.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Ruben Roy from Stifel set a target price of $432.0 on 06/09/2026
- Joe Quatrochi from Wells Fargo set a target price of $425.0 on 05/26/2026
- Kelsey Chia from Citigroup set a target price of $400.0 on 04/29/2026
- Clarke Jeffries from Piper Sandler set a target price of $325.0 on 04/28/2026
- Joe Vruwink from Baird set a target price of $385.0 on 04/28/2026
- Charles Shi from Needham set a target price of $400.0 on 04/28/2026
- Jason Celino from Keybanc set a target price of $425.0 on 04/28/2026
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