CRNC

Cerence Inc.

Technology · $359M market cap

Share price

$8.09

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$6.98

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$2.79

buy price

Overpriced

CRNC is Overpriced: at $8.09 it trades 16% above its fair value of $6.98. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $2.79, 66% below today's price. Business quality is limited: none of the 5 key numbers clears the 10% bar.

How we valued it

Free Cash Flow Growth. There's too little earnings history to value it on earnings, but it has produced free cash flow consistently, so we value it on cash flow.

Business quality

0 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth—?

Equity per share growth-33.4% a year✗

Sales growth3.1% a year✗

Free cash flow growth-12.1% a year✗

Return on invested capital3.1%✗

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Superinvestors

1 of the investors we track holds CRNC. In Q2 2026, 1 added. Who we track

Howard Marks

Oaktree Capital Management · as of Q2 2026

$7.2B

7,887,000 shares

Moves in Q2 2026

Added: Howard Marks

Insider activity

Since Aug 10, 2026: no open-market purchases and 1 sale worth $230K. Why purchases matter

Sales

Salinas Jennifer

EVP Chief Admin Officer · 2026-08-10

Sold

$230K

About Cerence Inc.

Cerence Inc. specializes in developing and providing AI-driven virtual assistants tailored for the global mobility and transportation industry. The company's diverse portfolio includes both embedded (edge) software components and cloud-based solutions, along with relevant development toolkits, applications, and professional services to facilitate virtual assistant coexistence. These offerings are powered by…

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