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CRNC · Cerence Inc.

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$8.99 +0.38 (+4.41%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$406.62M
Shares
45.23M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$8.99 Open$8.63 Day$8.55–9.04 52W close$5.96–13.30 Avg vol 30d721K Short int6.3M · 14.0% float · 7.8d Short vol59% Last earningsAug 6, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

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Next earnings call
Nov 6, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 12 wks
FQ4-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
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
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Strong Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −7%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −8%
      below
      RSI (14) 48
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 41%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Bearish div.
      distributing
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return +4%
      trailing
      6-month return +21%
      trailing
      YTD return −16%
      this year
      Relative strength +8%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bearish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $10 › 200d $10 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -2% 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
      196 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 74
      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 6.9%
      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 3 of last 3
      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2026
      fiscal year 26
      Free cash flow $76M – $82M
      fourth quarter
      Revenue $61M – $65M
      Gross margin 72% – 75%
      Adjusted EBITDA $1M – $5M
      Net income $1M – $5M
      Diluted EPS $0.02 – $0.10
      full fiscal year
      Revenue $310M – $314M
      Net income $-1.1M – $2.9M
      Gross margin 78% – 79%
      Diluted EPS $-0.02 – $0.06
      Adjusted EBITDA $66M – $70M
      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 3 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

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

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      3 · 3 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −7% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −8% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      48 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      41% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Bearish div. Bearish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $10 › 200d $10 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -2% 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
      196 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $6 Now $9 · 41% Range high $13
      vs 200-day avg -7% vs 50-day avg -8%

      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
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      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      CRNC
      Cerence Inc.
      this stock
      $406.62M -15.9% -24.0% 14.0%
      SAP
      Sap SE
      $235.63B -14.4% 0.7%
      SHOP
      Shopify Inc.
      $193.52B -4.1% +30.1% 101.0 1.6%
      CRM
      Salesforce, Inc.
      $160.70B -25.9% +25.9% 22.7 3.6%
      UBER
      Uber Technologies, Inc
      $153.93B -7.0% +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
      196
      % held
      85.2%
      Net QoQ
      +1.2M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      253
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      6.3M
      Days to cover
      7.8d
      Change
      +238.7K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      59%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      33.6K
      Value
      $346.8K
      As of
      Jul 8, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      39.2%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 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 -1.7% +4.2% +21.5% +5.5% -15.9%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY -2.1% -0.3% +7.7% +1.6% -29.8%

      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) 189 filings 187 filers Visit website Investor relations