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How to buy Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) stocks in Canada

Learn how to easily invest in Cadence Design Systems stocks.

Cadence Design Systems is a software-application business based in the US. Cadence Design Systems shares (CDNS.US) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $234.30 – an increase of 0.12% over the previous day. Cadence Design Systems employs 10,200 staff and has a market cap (total outstanding shares value) of $62.7 billion.

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  2. Open your account. Provide your personal information and sign up.
  3. Confirm your payment details. You'll need to fund your account with a bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
  4. Search the platform for stock code: CDNS in this case.
  5. Research stocks. The platform should provide the latest information available.
  6. Buy your stocks. Place a market order or limit order with your preferred number of shares. It's that simple.
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Is it a good time to buy Cadence Design Systems stock?

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Finder might not agree with the analysis and we take no responsibility. We also give no representations or warranty on the accuracy or completeness of the information provided on this page.

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Is Cadence Design Systems under- or over-valued?

Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Cadence Design Systems P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA

Cadence Design Systems's current stock price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 73x. In other words, Cadence Design Systems stocks trade at around 73x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of September 25, 2023 (21.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Cadence Design Systems's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.0722. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Cadence Design Systems's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Cadence Design Systems's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $1.2 billion ($1.7 billion CAD).

The EBITDA is a measure of a Cadence Design Systems's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

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