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Cerence Inc has a consensus price target of $9.8 based on the ratings of 10 analysts. The high is $16 issued by Needham on March 18, 2025. The low is $6 issued by Craig-Hallum on November 22, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Goldman Sachs, Cantor Fitzgerald, and Goldman Sachs on May 8, 2026, April 2, 2026, and February 9, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $9.33 between Goldman Sachs, Cantor Fitzgerald, and Goldman Sachs, there's an implied -8.05% downside for Cerence Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Cerence (NASDAQ:CRNC) was reported by Goldman Sachs on May 8, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $9.00 expecting CRNC to fall to within 12 months (a possible -11.33% downside). 6 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Cerence (NASDAQ:CRNC) was provided by Goldman Sachs, and Cerence maintained their neutral rating.
The last upgrade for Cerence Inc happened on January 22, 2025 when Needham raised their price target to $16. Needham previously had a hold for Cerence Inc.
The last downgrade for Cerence Inc happened on May 10, 2024 when Wells Fargo changed their price target from $25 to $6.5 for Cerence Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Cerence, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Cerence was filed on May 8, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 8, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Cerence (CRNC) rating was a maintained with a price target of $8.00 to $9.00. The current price Cerence (CRNC) is trading at is $10.15, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 02/09/2026 | Buy Now | -21.18% | Goldman Sachs | $11 → $8 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
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| 05/08/2025 | Buy Now | -1.48% | Wells Fargo | $12 → $10 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2025 | Buy Now | -21.18% | Goldman Sachs | $14 → $8 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
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| 02/18/2025 | Buy Now | -11.33% | Evercore ISI Group | $6 → $9 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
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| 05/10/2024 | Buy Now | -21.18% | Craig-Hallum | $22 → $8 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 05/10/2024 | Buy Now | -11.33% | Wedbush | $21 → $9 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
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| 04/17/2024 | Buy Now | 47.78% | Baird | $17 → $15 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/15/2024 | Buy Now | 126.6% | Needham | $23 → $23 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2024 | Buy Now | 116.75% | Craig-Hallum | → $22 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2024 | Buy Now | 106.9% | Wedbush | $19 → $21 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/29/2023 | Buy Now | 87.19% | Goldman Sachs | $28 → $19 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/28/2023 | Buy Now | 146.31% | Craig-Hallum | $38 → $25 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/28/2023 | Buy Now | 146.31% | Wells Fargo | $32 → $25 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
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| 11/28/2023 | Buy Now | 126.6% | Needham | $34 → $23 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |