Cerence Inc (NASDAQ:CRNC) has a beta value of 2.65 and has seen 161.19 million shares traded in the last trading session. The company, currently valued at $2.03B, closed the last trade at $19.33 per share which meant it gained $11.4 on the day or 143.76% during that session. The CRNC stock price is -12.11% off its 52-week high price of $21.67 and 87.89% above the 52-week low of $2.34. If we look at the company’s 10-day average daily trading volume, we find that it stood at 17.86 million shares traded. The 3-month trading volume is 3.29 million shares.
The consensus among analysts is that Cerence Inc (CRNC) is Hold stock at the moment, with a recommendation rating of 2.71. 2 analysts rate the stock as a Sell, while 0 rate it as Overweight. 6 out of 11 have rated it as a Hold, with 3 advising it as a Buy. 0 have rated the stock as Underweight.
Cerence Inc (NASDAQ:CRNC) trade information
Sporting 143.76% in the green in last session, the stock has traded in the green over the last five days, with the highest price hit on recent trading when the CRNC stock price touched $19.33 or saw a rise of 2.82%. Year-to-date, Cerence Inc shares have moved 146.24%, while the 5-day performance has seen it change 121.67%. Over the past 30 days, the shares of Cerence Inc (NASDAQ:CRNC) have changed 169.22%. Short interest in the company has seen 6.56 million shares shorted with days to cover at 3.71.
Wall Street analysts have a consensus price target for the stock at $3.3, which means that the shares’ value could drop -485.76% from current levels. The projected low price target is $3.3 while the price target rests at a high of $3.3. In that case, then, we find that the current price level is 82.93% off the targeted high while a plunge would see the stock lose 82.93% from current levels.
Cerence Inc (CRNC) estimates and forecasts
Figures show that Cerence Inc shares have underperformed across the wider relevant industry. The company’s shares have gained 525.57% over the past 6 months, with this year growth rate of -87.80%, compared to 14.80% for the industry.
Earnings growth for 2025 is a modest -94.08% while over the next 5 years, the company’s earnings are expected to increase by 15.00%.
CRNC Dividends
Cerence Inc is expected to release its next earnings report in February this year, and investors are excited at the prospect of better dividends despite the company’s debt issue.
Cerence Inc (NASDAQ:CRNC)’s Major holders
Insiders own 5.74% of the company shares, while shares held by institutions stand at 83.41% with a share float percentage of 88.49%. Investors are also buoyed by the number of investors in a company, with Cerence Inc having a total of 234.0 institutions that hold shares in the company. The top two institutional holders are VANGUARD GROUP INC with over 3.98 million shares worth more than $11.26 million. As of 2024-06-30, VANGUARD GROUP INC held 9.5398% of shares outstanding.
The other major institutional holder is AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC, with the holding of over 3.88 million shares as of 2024-06-30. The firm’s total holdings are worth over $10.98 million and represent 9.2977% of shares outstanding.
