Cerence Inc. (CRNC)
NASDAQ: CRNC · Real-Time Price · USD
9.85
-0.03 (-0.30%)
At close: Jun 25, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
9.72
-0.13 (-1.32%)
After-hours: Jun 25, 2026, 7:33 PM EDT

Cerence Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 5 analysts polled by S&P Global, Cerence stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $10.75. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 9.14% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $9.00 (-8.63%) and the highest is $12 (+21.83%).

Price Target: $10.75 (+9.14%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$9.00$10.75$11$12
Change-8.63%+9.14%+11.68%+21.83%
* Price targets were last updated on May 8, 2026.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Cerence stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

RatingSep '25Nov '25Feb '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
Strong Buy000111
Buy000000
Hold444444
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total444555

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Craig-Hallum
Craig-Hallum
Hold
Maintains
$10
HoldMaintains$10+1.52%May 8, 2026
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
Hold
Maintains
$8$9
HoldMaintains$8$9-8.63%May 8, 2026
Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald
Buy
Initiates
$11
BuyInitiates$11+11.68%Apr 2, 2026
TD Cowen
TD Cowen
Hold
Maintains
$13$12
HoldMaintains$13$12+21.83%Feb 5, 2026

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
315.55M
from 251.78M
Increased by 25.33%
Revenue Next Year
292.06M
from 315.55M
Decreased by -7.45%
EPS This Year
0.71
from 0.53
Increased by 34.70%
EPS Next Year
0.77
from 0.71
Increased by 7.89%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingSep 30, 2021Sep 30, 2022Sep 30, 2023Sep 30, 2024Sep 30, 2025Sep 30, 2026
Revenue
387.18M327.89M294.48M331.50M251.78M315.55M
Revenue Growth
16.99%-15.31%-10.19%12.58%-24.05%25.33%
Gross Profit
293.62M233.71M199.73M244.38M183.14M250.65M
Gross Margin
75.84%71.28%67.82%73.72%72.74%79.43%
Operating Income
65.69M38.34M-15.28M46.31M13.13M55.93M
Net Income
45.89M-310.83M-56.25M-588.08M-18.71M2.69M
EPS
----0.530.71
EPS Growth
-----57.15%34.70%
Forward PE
37.6258.9220.07-64.7313.87
Free Cash Flow
54.32M39.88M41.53M9.82M32.58M73.85M
No. Analysts
-----5
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High319.8M
Avg315.6M
Low310.9M

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
27.0%
Avg
25.3%
Low
23.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High0.80
Avg0.71
Low0.58

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
51.8%
Avg
34.7%
Low
10.0%