Cerence Inc. (CRNC)Technology | Software - Application | Burlington, United States | NasdaqGS
8.70 USD
+0.20
(2.353%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 8.68 -0.02 (-0.020%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:55 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:51 a.m. EDT
Despite a crushing 16.5% intraday drop and a hourly trading volume that signals panic selling, Ceramic's enterprise value remains compelling given its 126% revenue growth and massive traction (BYD integration). The technicals are broken down to a 14-day low, with options speculators heavily weightng downside hedges at $6.00, but fund managers seem to be accumulating (Vanguard flow mentioned). This is a classic 'buy the dip' setup for the multi-year thesis, where revenue growth is masking a one-time news shock, presenting a high-potential rebound opportunity tempered by elevated short-term volatility. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.435322 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.435324 |
| MSTL | 0.436226 |
| AutoTheta | 0.512087 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 33% |
| H-stat | 2.29 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.97 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 125.249 |
| Revenue per Share | 7.231 |
| Market Cap | 391,657,280 |
| Trailing P/E | 435.00 |
| Forward P/E | 11.56 |
| Beta | 2.73 |
| Profit Margins | 0.11% |
| Website | https://www.cerence.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:51 a.m. EDT: Options flow demonstrates a distinct put wall at the $6.0 and $4.0 strikes across multiple expirations, indicating strong speculative positioning for downside protection or congestion at lower price levels. Conversely, high out-of-the-money call open interest (OI) is clustered at $12.0, $17.0, $20.0, and $25.0 strikes for dates through 2028, suggesting a bullish straddle/strangle strategy or a belief in a long-term multiple expansion rather than a swift rally. IV is elevated ($4.72ITM$ calls at April expiry, $6.56$ITM puts), reflecting recent volatility (16.5% drop). The overall gamma exposure suggests a neutral-to-negative short-term bias below current price, with asymmetric upside bets placed further out.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.22535217 |
| Address1 | 25 Burlington Mall Road |
| Address2 | Suite 416 |
| All Time High | 139.0 |
| All Time Low | 2.34 |
| Ask | 8.73 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 635,410 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 924,519 |
| Average Volume | 924,519 |
| Average Volume10Days | 635,410 |
| Beta | 2.728 |
| Bid | 8.65 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 2 |
| Book Value | 3.342 |
| City | Burlington |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 8.7 |
| Current Ratio | 1.876 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 8.99 |
| Day Low | 8.58 |
| Debt To Equity | 125.249 |
| Display Name | Cerence |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,770,240,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,770,240,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,770,238,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,097,600 |
| Ebitda | 63,391,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.20063 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 7.657 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.536 |
| Enterprise Value | 485,409,312 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.688 |
| Eps Forward | 0.7525 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.02 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 7.4716 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.2283998 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.16440919 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 22.535217 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 13.738 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -5.038 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.36672005 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 5.85 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.85 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.4871795 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 5.85 - 13.738 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,568,640,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 43,639,178 |
| Forward Eps | 0.7525 |
| Forward P E | 11.561461 |
| Free Cashflow | 57,131,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,300 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.78938 |
| Gross Profits | 249,414,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.02694 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.79968 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 45,018,082 |
| Industry | Software - Application |
| Industry Disp | Software - Application |
| Industry Key | software-application |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,759,190,400 |
| Long Business Summary | Cerence Inc. provides AI-powered assistants for the mobility/transportation market in the United States, the rest of the Americas, Germany, the rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, and the rest of the Asia-Pacific. The company offers edge software components, cloud-connected components, virtual assistant, and professional services. It also provides conversational and generative artificial intelligence-based solutions, including speech recognition, natural language understanding, speech signal enhancement, text-to-speech, and acoustic tuning. The company has a strategic partnership with Arm Kleidi; and SiMa.ai to advance the capabilities and performance of CaLLM Edge. Cerence Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts. |
| Long Name | Cerence Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 391,657,280 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_634127183 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 335,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,790,726,400 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 390,982,042 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 8.65 |
| Operating Cashflow | 89,813,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.32244 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 857 362 7300 |
| Post Market Change | -0.019999504 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.22987936 |
| Post Market Price | 8.68 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,152 |
| Previous Close | 8.5 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 12.645349 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.6032314 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.2395748 |
| Profit Margins | 0.00106 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.47 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.2 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.35294 |
| Regular Market Day High | 8.99 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 8.58 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 8.58 - 8.99 |
| Regular Market Open | 8.65 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 8.5 |
| Regular Market Price | 8.7 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 901,993 |
| Return On Assets | 0.0575 |
| Return On Equity | 0.00247 |
| Revenue Growth | 1.261 |
| Revenue Per Share | 7.231 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 45,018,082 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.13340001 |
| Shares Short | 6,006,146 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 6,224,124 |
| Short Name | Cerence Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1351 |
| Short Ratio | 9.02 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MA |
| Symbol | CRNC |
| Target High Price | 12.0 |
| Target Low Price | 8.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 10.25 |
| Target Median Price | 10.5 |
| Total Cash | 94,674,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.103 |
| Total Debt | 188,426,000 |
| Total Revenue | 315,960,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.02 |
| Trailing P E | 435.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 9.9586 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.2586002 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.12638324 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 901,993 |
| Website | https://www.cerence.com |
| Zip | 1,803 |