DA Davidson Upgrades Cadence Designs (CDNS) to Buy

February 2, 2012 11:46 AM EST
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Price: $373.99 +0.23%

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    28 Buy, 6 Hold, 0 Sell

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    Up: 15 | Down: 23 | New: 41
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DA Davidson's Thomas Diffely upgraded shares of Cadence Designs (NASDAQ: CDNS) from Neutral to Buy Thursday morning. The analyst boosted his price target on the stock from $11 to $14.

The upgrade follows a Q4 beat from Cadence last night after the market closed. Shares are up nearly 8 percent to $11.65 following the results.

Diffely said, "CDNS is a clear beneficiary of the positive business trends within the EDA space, but, until today, we had a Neutral rating on the stock due to rich valuation." The analyst liked "management's commitment to operational efficiency and strong projected earnings growth through 2013..."

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