Cadence Design Systems, Inc. CDNS NASDAQ

NASDAQ Global Select • Technology • Software - Application • US • USD

SharesGrow Score

78/100

6/7 Pass

SharesGrow Intrinsic Value

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) has 20 known insider and institutional holders on record. The largest holder is DEVGAN ANIRUDH with 305,232 shares. Other notable holders include TAN LIP BU and MANDAVA SURENDRA BABU.

Over the last 12 months, insiders have made 64 transactions in CDNS stock — 20 buys (valued at $13.88K) and 19 sells (valued at $7.8M). Insider buying has outpaced selling during this period, which may signal confidence in the company's prospects.

CDNS Insider Ownership

Top Holder

DEVGAN ANIRUDH

305,232 shares

Buys (12 mo)

$13.88K value

Sells (12 mo)

$7.8M value

12-Month Transaction Activity

Buy 31%

Sell 30%

Top Insider Holders

#	Name	Role	Shares Owned	Last Filed	Relative Size
1	Devgan Anirudh	President and CEO	305,232	2026-03-20	100%
2	Tan Lip Bu	Officer	212,500	2023-05-18	70%
3	Mandava Surendra Babu	Sr. Vice President	205,149	2021-03-17	67%
4	Teng Chin-chi	Sr. Vice President	148,463	2026-03-20	49%
5	Beckley Thomas P	Sr. Vice President	142,721	2024-09-18	47%
6	Cunningham Paul	Sr. Vice President	128,586	2026-04-03	42%
7	Wall John M	Sr. VP & CFO	104,198	2026-03-20	34%
8	Scannell Paul	Sr. Vice President	41,574	2026-03-20	14%
9	Sangiovanni Vincentelli Alberto	Director	41,330	2025-05-12	14%
10	Flaminia Alinka	Sr. VP, Chief Legal Officer	26,417	2022-09-19	9%
11	Plummer James D	Director	23,996	2025-05-20	8%
12	Taxay Marc	SVP & General Counsel	19,938	2026-03-20	7%
13	Zaman Aneel	Sr. Vice President	14,920	2024-03-19	5%
14	Sohn Young	Director	14,610	2025-06-16	5%
15	Nisewaner Karna	SVP & General Counsel	11,777	2025-03-19	4%
16	Chew Lewis	Director	8,417	2025-05-12	3%
17	Brennan Ita M	Director	7,470	2026-03-18	2%
18	Liuson Julia	Director	5,727	2025-05-12	2%
19	Shoven John B	Director	5,460	2023-05-08	2%
20	Krakauer Mary L	Director	4,279	2025-05-12	1%

Recent Transactions (last 12 months)

Date	Name	Role	Type	Shares	Price	Value
2026-04-01	Cunningham Paul	Sr. Vice President	Informative Sell	1,000	$280.19	$280.19K
2026-03-18	Scannell Paul	Sr. Vice President	RSU Award	8,962	-	-
2026-03-18	Cunningham Paul	Sr. Vice President	RSU Award	39,032	-	-
2026-03-18	Teng Chin-chi	Sr. Vice President	RSU Award	39,032	-	-
2026-03-18	Wall John M	Sr. VP & CFO	RSU Award	43,239	-	-
2026-03-18	Taxay Marc	SVP & General Counsel	RSU Award	973	-	-
2026-03-18	Devgan Anirudh	President and CEO	RSU Award	146,849	-	-
2026-03-17	Scannell Paul	Sr. Vice President	Tax Withholding of RSU	1,610	$293.75	$472.94K
2026-03-16	Scannell Paul	Sr. Vice President	RSU Award	13,943	-	-
2026-03-16	Cunningham Paul	Sr. Vice President	Tax Withholding of RSU	1,827	$292.72	$534.8K
2026-03-17	Teng Chin-chi	Sr. Vice President	Tax Withholding of RSU	2,362	$293.75	$693.84K
2026-03-16	Teng Chin-chi	Sr. Vice President	Tax Withholding of RSU	1,827	$292.72	$534.8K
2026-03-17	Wall John M	Sr. VP & CFO	Tax Withholding of RSU	2,867	$293.75	$842.18K
2026-03-16	Wall John M	Sr. VP & CFO	Tax Withholding of RSU	2,301	$292.72	$673.55K
2026-03-16	Taxay Marc	SVP & General Counsel	RSU Award	8,366	-	-
2026-03-17	Devgan Anirudh	President and CEO	Tax Withholding of RSU	7,559	$293.75	$2.22M
2026-03-16	Devgan Anirudh	President and CEO	Tax Withholding of RSU	5,850	$292.72	$1.71M
2026-03-17	Brennan Ita M	Director	Informative Sell	3	$300.29	$900.87
2026-03-02	Cunningham Paul	Sr. Vice President	Informative Sell	1,000	$297.78	$297.78K
2026-01-21	Gavrielov Moshe	Director	Informative Sell	5	$312.56	$1.56K
2025-12-02	Gavrielov Moshe	Director	Informative Sell	20	$316.76	$6.34K
2025-03-28	Gavrielov Moshe	Director	Informative Buy	54	$256.95	$13.88K
2025-01-01	Gavrielov Moshe	Director	Unknown	-	-	-
2026-02-17	Scannell Paul	Sr. Vice President	Tax Withholding of RSU	112	$283.46	$31.75K
2026-02-02	Cunningham Paul	Sr. Vice President	Informative Sell	1,000	$295.09	$295.09K