QuarterlyIQ Insights · CDNS
Price
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Price
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots inline.
What it's worth (estimated)
A consensus fair price across 8 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $390.90. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
By method
Each method's implied share price per horizon. Provisional rows use a projected (historical-CAGR) growth input rather than analyst or management guidance.
| Method | Horizon | Est. price | Multiple | Per-share input | EPS source | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mgmt guidance | 12M | $141.36 | 31.8 | 4.44 | Mgmt | 48 |
| Peer EV/EBITDA | 12M | $164.54 | 25.6 | 6.64 | TTM | 48 |
| Peer P/FCF | 12M | $173.03 | 33.1 | 5.22 | TTM | 48 |
| Peer P/E | 12M | $239.75 | 31.8 | 7.53 | TTM | 48 |
| Peer P/S | 12M | $174.47 | 8.7 | 20.14 | TTM | 48 |
| PEG | 12M | $225.42 | 29.9 | 7.53 | TTM | 48 |
| Own P/E history | 12M | $376.19 | 50.0 | 7.53 | TTM | 48 |
| triangulated | 12M | $246.79 | 31.8 | 7.75 | Triangulated | 48 |
| Mgmt guidance | 3Y | $215.81 | 31.8 | 6.78 | Mgmt(prov.) | 59 |
| Peer P/FCF | 3Y | $237.76 | 33.1 | 7.18 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | 59 |
| Peer P/E | 3Y | $366.00 | 31.8 | 11.50 | Analyst | 59 |
| Peer P/S | 3Y | $277.40 | 8.7 | 32.02 | Analyst | 59 |
| PEG | 3Y | $344.13 | 29.9 | 11.50 | Analyst | 59 |
| Own P/E history | 3Y | $574.30 | 50.0 | 11.50 | Analyst | 59 |
| Mgmt guidance | 5Y | $286.12 | 31.8 | 8.99 | Mgmt(prov.) | 62 |
| Peer P/FCF | 5Y | $293.86 | 33.1 | 8.87 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | 62 |
| Peer P/E | 5Y | $485.25 | 31.8 | 15.24 | Analyst | 62 |
| Peer P/S | 5Y | $377.88 | 8.7 | 43.62 | Analyst | 62 |
| PEG | 5Y | $456.25 | 29.9 | 15.24 | Analyst | 62 |
| Own P/E history | 5Y | $761.41 | 50.0 | 15.24 | Analyst | 62 |
Composite score history
Daily snapshots of the composite. Zero is the dotted line. Above it leans positive.
P/E history
Monthly trailing P/E with quartile reference lines.
Composite score history currently shows a rolling 60-day window. We're extending it back through full coverage and adding a “consensus-then vs. actual-now” overlay (what our valuation estimate said on a past date versus where the price actually landed).
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.