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$7.95 -0.17 (-2.09%) At close · Aug 20
Market Cap
$374.05M
Shares
45.23M

Price & Indicators

Indicators
Price
Panels
Event markers
20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$7.95 Open$8.12 Day$7.82–8.18 52W close$5.96–13.30 Avg vol 30d750K Short int6.3M · 14.0% float · 7.8d Short vol63% Last earningsAug 6, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 6, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ4-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
Latest filing: 10-Q
filed Aug 6, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Strong Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Strong Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Very Bearish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Strong Sell
      50 / 200-day cross Death cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −17%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −17%
      below
      RSI (14) 38
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 27%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return −10%
      trailing
      6-month return +1%
      trailing
      YTD return −26%
      this year
      Relative strength −11%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Very Bearish
      Trend (MA cross) Death cross
      50d $10 › 200d $10 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -1% holders QoQ · +29 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$229.5K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      14.04% of float · ▲ +3.9% MoM · 7.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      199 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 73
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth −24%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 73%
      contracting
      EPS growth +97%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $46.8M
      Buyback $30.0M
      authorized
      Balance sheet $199.7M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 81%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −55%
      past year
      ATR 7.3%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 4 of last 4
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 6, 2026
      fiscal fourth quarter ending September 30, 2026
      Revenue Initiated $61M – $65M
      prior qtr $69.59M midpoint −9.5% QoQ
      Gross margins Initiated 72% – 75%
      GAAP EPS (diluted) Initiated $0.02 – $0.10
      prior qtr $0.03 midpoint +100.0% QoQ
      full fiscal year ending September 30, 2026
      Revenue Initiated $310M – $314M
      prior FY $251.78M midpoint +23.9% Y/Y
      Gross margin Initiated 78% – 79%
      Free cash flow Raised $76M – $82M
      Nov 19, 2025 $55.5M – $65.5M changed to Aug 6, 2026 $76M – $82M
      Net cash provided by operating activities Raised $81M – $85M
      Nov 19, 2025 $61M – $67M changed to Aug 6, 2026 $81M – $85M
      Adjusted EBITDA Raised $66M – $70M
      Nov 19, 2025 $50M – $70M changed to Aug 6, 2026 $66M – $70M
      Q4 2026
      GAAP gross margin Initiated 72% – 75%
      FY2026
      GAAP gross margin Initiated 78% – 79%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Feb 4, 2026
      Revenue · fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2026 $58M – $62M
      Gross margins · fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2026 71% – 72%
      Guided vs delivered · last 4 settled
      Revenue first fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2025
      guided $110M – $120M
      $115.08M In line
      Revenue third quarter
      guided $66M – $72M
      $70.54M In line
      Revenue full fiscal year
      guided $318M – $332M
      $331.5M In line
      Revenue Q1 fiscal 2024
      guided $132M – $136M
      $138.34M Beat +3.2%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Sell
      4 · 3 · 0
      50 / 200-day cross
      Death cross Bearish
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −17% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −17% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      38 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      27% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 4 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) Death cross
      50d $10 › 200d $10 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -1% holders QoQ · +29 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$229.5K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      14.04% of float · ▲ +3.9% MoM · 7.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      199 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $6 Now $8 · 27% Range high $13
      vs 200-day avg -17% vs 50-day avg -17% 50-day below 200-day death cross

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted Total Billings TTM non-GAAP 240M Q3 FY26 —
      Connected attach rate 34.1% Q3 FY26 TTM —
      Units shipped with Cerence technology 11.4M Q3 FY26 —

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Software - Application — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      CRNC
      Cerence Inc.
      this stock
      		$374.05M -25.6% -24.0% — 14.0%
      SAP
      Sap SE
      		 $249.56B -10.6% — — 0.7%
      SHOP
      Shopify Inc.
      		 $188.60B -8.6% +30.1% 98.4 1.6%
      CRM
      Salesforce, Inc.
      		 $160.64B -22.5% +25.9% 22.7 3.6%
      UBER
      Uber Technologies, Inc
      		 $160.44B -3.9% +18.3% — 2.3%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      199
      % held
      85.3%
      Net QoQ
      +1.2M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      197
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      6.3M
      Days to cover
      7.8d
      Change
      +238.7K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      63%
      As of
      Aug 20, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      125
      Value
      $1.2K
      As of
      Jul 23, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      42.7%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$229.5K
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Josh Gottheimer
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Aug 15, 2022
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $251.8M
      Net income (FY)
      $-18.7M
      EPS diluted
      $-0.43
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $30.0M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 6, 2026
      This year
      9
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $229.5K
      Shares
      26.0K
      Filed
      Aug 10, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 6, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      CRNC -7.7% -9.8% +0.5% -6.7% -25.6%
      SPY -2.0% +3.3% +11.2% +2.1% +11.8%
      vs SPY -5.7% -13.1% -10.7% -8.8% -37.5%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Aug 5, 2026
      Authorized
      $30.00M
      Spent (derived)
      —
      Remaining
      —

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1768267 CUSIP 156727109 13F (30d) 182 filings 182 filers Visit website Investor relations

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