Cerence Inc. (CRNC)
NASDAQ: CRNC · Real-Time Price · USD
8.03
+0.01 (0.12%)
Aug 26, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed

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 33.87% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $9.00 (+12.08%) and the highest is $12 (+49.44%).

Price Target: $10.75 (+33.87%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$9.00$10.75$11$12
Change+12.08%+33.87%+36.99%+49.44%

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

Chart
RatingNov '25Feb '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Aug '26
Strong Buy001111
Buy000000
Hold444444
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total445555

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Craig-Hallum
Craig-Hallum
Hold
Maintains
$10
HoldMaintains$10+24.53%Aug 7, 2026
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
Hold
Maintains
$8$9
HoldMaintains$8$9+12.08%May 8, 2026
Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald
Buy
Initiates
$11
BuyInitiates$11+36.99%Apr 2, 2026

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
312.68M
from 251.78M
Increased by 24.19%
Revenue Next Year
288.91M
from 312.68M
Decreased by -7.60%
EPS This Year
0.73
from 0.53
Increased by 38.97%
EPS Next Year
0.79
from 0.73
Increased by 7.17%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingSep 30, 2021Sep 30, 2022Sep 30, 2023Sep 30, 2024Sep 30, 2025Sep 30, 2026
Revenue
387.18M327.89M294.48M331.50M251.78M312.68M
Revenue Growth
16.99%-15.31%-10.19%12.58%-24.05%24.19%
Gross Profit
293.62M233.71M199.73M244.38M183.14M247.65M
Gross Margin
75.84%71.28%67.82%73.72%72.74%79.20%
Operating Income
65.69M38.34M-15.28M46.31M13.13M58.87M
Net Income
45.89M-310.83M-56.25M-588.08M-18.71M2.82M
EPS
----0.530.73
EPS Growth
-----57.15%38.97%
Forward PE
37.6258.9220.0717.7764.7310.96
Free Cash Flow
54.32M39.88M41.53M9.82M32.58M77.25M
No. Analysts
-----5
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High313.6M
Avg312.7M
Low311.7M

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
24.6%
Avg
24.2%
Low
23.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High0.82
Avg0.73
Low0.59

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
55.6%
Avg
39.0%
Low
11.9%