Cerence Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

CRNC Stock  USD 19.33  11.40  143.76%   
Given the investment horizon of 90 days and your way above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding Cerence is 'Strong Hold'. Macroaxis provides Cerence buy-hold-or-sell recommendation only in the context of selected investment horizon and investor attitude towards risk assumed by holding Cerence positions.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

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Strong Hold

Market Performance

GoodDetails

Volatility

Relatively riskyDetails

Hype Condition

Over hypedDetails

Current Valuation

UndervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

About AverageDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Hyperactively responds to market trendsDetails

Investor Sentiment

AlarmedDetails

Analyst Consensus

BuyDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

HealthyDetails

Financial Leverage

Not RatedDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Unlikely ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon Cerence has a Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.125, Jensen Alpha of 2.18, Total Risk Alpha of 2.15, Sortino Ratio of 0.4054 and Treynor Ratio of 0.7556
Our trade advice tool can cross-verify current analyst consensus on Cerence and to analyze the company potential to grow in the current economic cycle. To make sure Cerence is not overpriced, please confirm all Cerence fundamentals, including its price to earning, net income, book value per share, as well as the relationship between the revenue and total debt . Given that Cerence has a price to earning of 14.18 X, we suggest you to validate Cerence market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself in the current economic cycle given your prevailing risk tolerance and investing horizon.

Cerence Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

Cerence is way too risky over 90 days horizon
Cerence appears to be risky and price may revert if volatility continues
Cerence has high likelihood to experience some financial distress in the next 2 years
The company reported the previous year's revenue of 331.5 M. Net Loss for the year was (588.08 M) with profit before overhead, payroll, taxes, and interest of 233.71 M.
Over 83.0% of the company shares are held by institutions such as insurance companies
Latest headline from seekingalpha.com: Disposition of 5000 shares by Thomas Beaudoin of Cerence at 7.98 subject to Rule 16b-3

Cerence Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Cerence's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Cerence's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Cerence daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Cerence price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Cerence returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Cerence.
Mean Return
2.19
Value At Risk
-8.36
Potential Upside
11.99
Standard Deviation
15.29
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Cerence historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Cerence Stock Institutional Investors

Shares
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc.2024-09-30
823.4 K
Two Sigma Investments Llc2024-09-30
798 K
Jane Street Group Llc2024-09-30
752.5 K
Bank Of America Corp2024-09-30
665 K
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2024-09-30
625.8 K
Mirae Asset Global Etfs Holdings Ltd.2024-09-30
530 K
Millennium Management Llc2024-09-30
513.3 K
Two Sigma Advisers, Llc2024-09-30
510.3 K
Raymond James Finl Svs Advisors, Inc.2024-09-30
486.4 K
American Capital Management Inc2024-09-30
3.9 M
Blackrock Inc2024-06-30
3.3 M
Note, although Cerence's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Cerence Cash Flow Accounts

202020212022202320242025 (projected)
Change To Inventory(2.5M)(2.5M)(31.8M)27.8M32.0M33.5M
Investments(30.7M)4.9M5.8M4.4M5.0M5.3M
Change In Cash(7.6M)(33.6M)6.3M20.3M18.3M17.4M
Free Cash Flow62.3M(19.6M)2.4M12.2M11.0M10.4M
Depreciation29.7M23.9M16.0M10.6M9.6M18.2M
Other Non Cash Items4.0M224.7M1.1M594.6M683.8M718.0M
Capital Expenditures12.0M17.4M5.1M5.0M5.7M10.1M
Net Income45.9M(310.8M)(56.3M)(588.1M)(529.3M)(502.8M)
End Period Cash Flow128.4M94.8M101.2M121.5M139.7M95.6M
Change To Netincome(71.5M)61.2M60.1M350.1M402.6M422.7M

Cerence Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Cerence or Software sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Cerence's price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Cerence stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
2.18
β
Beta against Dow Jones2.89
σ
Overall volatility
23.34
Ir
Information ratio 0.14

Cerence Volatility Alert

Cerence is displaying above-average volatility over the selected time horizon. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Cerence's stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Cerence's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

Cerence Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Cerence's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Cerence's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Cerence and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Cerence or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Cerence's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Cerence by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare Cerence to competition
FundamentalsCerencePeer Average
Return On Equity-1.35-0.31
Return On Asset0.0377-0.14
Profit Margin(1.62) %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.05 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation505.71 M16.62 B
Shares Outstanding42.99 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders5.74 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions83.40 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted7.29 M4.71 M
Price To Earning14.18 X28.72 X
Price To Book2.39 X9.51 X
Price To Sales0.94 X11.42 X
Revenue331.5 M9.43 B
Gross Profit233.71 M27.38 B
EBITDA(561.43 M)3.9 B
Net Income(588.08 M)570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents129.34 M2.7 B
Cash Per Share3.28 X5.01 X
Total Debt100.42 M5.32 B
Debt To Equity0.30 %48.70 %
Current Ratio1.65 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share3.69 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations17.2 M971.22 M
Short Ratio3.71 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share(14.12) X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth0.96 X4.89 X
Target Price7.0
Number Of Employees1.7 K18.84 K
Beta2.36-0.15
Market Capitalization337.46 M19.03 B
Total Asset702.36 M29.47 B
Retained Earnings(921.74 M)9.33 B
Working Capital48.7 M1.48 B
Note: Disposition of 5000 shares by Thomas Beaudoin of Cerence at 7.36 subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]

Cerence Market Momentum

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When determining whether Cerence offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Cerence's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Cerence Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Cerence Stock:
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Is Systems Software space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Cerence. If investors know Cerence will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Cerence listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.10)
Earnings Share
(14.12)
Revenue Per Share
8.663
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.144
Return On Assets
0.0377
The market value of Cerence is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Cerence that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Cerence's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Cerence's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Cerence's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Cerence's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Cerence's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Cerence is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Cerence's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.