Cerence Inc. provides AI-powered assistants and innovations for connected and autonomous vehicles It offers edge software components; cloud-connected components; toolkits; applications; and virtual assistant coexistence and professional services. The company also provides conversational artificial intelligence, including voice recognition, natural language understanding, and artificial intelligence services. Cerence Inc. is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.
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Website: cerence.com
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3/7/2025 | $11.50 | Hold | TD Cowen |
1/22/2025 | $16.00 | Hold → Buy | Needham |
5/10/2024 | $25.00 → $6.50 | Overweight → Equal Weight | Wells Fargo |
5/7/2024 | Hold | Needham | |
2/7/2024 | $22.00 | Buy → Hold | Craig Hallum |
2/9/2023 | $24.00 → $40.00 | Hold → Buy | Craig Hallum |
8/10/2022 | $45.00 → $24.00 | Buy → Hold | Craig Hallum |
8/10/2022 | Outperform → Mkt Perform | Raymond James | |
7/7/2022 | $28.00 → $27.00 | Underperform → Sector Perform | RBC Capital Mkts |
2/22/2022 | $44.00 | Buy → Neutral | Goldman Sachs |
Headlines Revenue of $78M; free cash flow of $13.1M marks fourth consecutive positive quarterCompany reiterates full-year guidance for revenue and raises full-year guidance for profitability and cash flowContinued innovation and customer momentum for Cerence xUI, the company's next-gen platform BURLINGTON, Mass., May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC) ("Cerence AI"), a global leader pioneering conversational AI-powered user experiences, today reported its second quarter fiscal year 2025 results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. Results Summary (1,2)(in millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended March 31, March 31, 2025 2024 20
BURLINGTON, Mass., May 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC) ("Cerence AI"), a global leader pioneering conversational AI-powered user experiences, today announced the filing of a copyright infringement and breach of contract lawsuit against Microsoft and Nuance Communications in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Cerence AI and its predecessors have an extensive history of industry-leading innovation and technological achievement. This has resulted in a strong intellectual property portfolio, which the company intends to protect through strategic, continued IP protection efforts. The lawsuit is specific to Cerence AI's text-to-speech techno
BURLINGTON, Mass., May 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC) ("Cerence AI"), a global leader pioneering conversational AI-powered user experiences, today announced an expanded collaboration with its long-time partner and distributor, Code Factory, to introduce VoiceTopping, a new solution that will bring conversational AI to self-service kiosks in a variety of industries. The announcement marks an important step as Cerence AI begins its strategic expansion into new markets, bringing the power of voice interaction to user experiences beyond automotive. VoiceTopping integrates embedded voice interaction technology into existing self-service kiosks, adding natural, spoken
SHANGHAI and BURLINGTON, Mass., April 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Just ahead of Auto Shanghai 2025, Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC) ("Cerence AI"), a global leader pioneering conversational AI-powered user experiences, today announced a new partnership with MediaTek and expanded collaboration with NVIDIA to deliver the next generation of CaLLM™ Edge, its embedded small language model (SLM) purpose-built for automotive user experiences. With new multi-modal capabilities powered by NVIDIA AI Enterprise software, CaLLM Edge will now make in-car interactions smarter, more perceptive, more human, far safer and more secure than ever. This multi-modal edge SLM is seamlessly integrated into Cerence xU
SHANGHAI and BURLINGTON, Mass., April 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC) ("Cerence AI"), a global leader pioneering conversational AI-powered user experiences, will demo Cerence xUI™, its agentic AI assistant platform that works across the edge and the cloud, for the first time at Auto Shanghai 2025. The platform will be showcased in both English and Mandarin in partnership with Great Wall Motor (GWM) and TCL, a leading consumer electronics company. Cerence AI will demonstrate xUI in a GWM car, unveiling the future of LLM-powered in-car experiences in a real vehicle setting. In addition, in partnership with TCL, Cerence AI will showcase an in-car interaction experien
BURLINGTON, Mass., April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC) ("Cerence AI"), a global leader pioneering conversational AI-powered user experiences, will announce its second quarter financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 4:05pm Eastern Time / 1:05pm Pacific Time. The company will host a live conference call and webcast, with supplementary slides, to discuss the results on the same day at 5:00pm Eastern Time / 2:00pm Pacific Time. Interested investors and analysts are invited to join the audio conference call by registering here. Webcast access will be available in the Investor section of the company's website, www.cerence.
BURLINGTON, Mass., April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC) ("Cerence AI"), a global leader pioneering conversational AI-powered user experiences, today announced that it has been awarded the Best Technology Award by HARMAN during its Supplier Awards event held in Budapest. This recognition underscores Cerence AI's commitment to delivering cutting-edge AI solutions that enhance the in-car experience. The Supplier Awards event celebrates HARMAN's exceptional suppliers who have significantly contributed to HARMAN's resilience, collaboration, and innovation across its global supply chain. Cerence AI was honored in the Best Technology Award category in recognition of the
SHANGHAI and BURLINGTON, Mass., April 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC) ("Cerence AI"), a global leader pioneering conversational AI-powered user experiences, today announced that it has received a Best Contribution Award at the 2025 ECARX Partnership Conference, held on March 11, 2025, in Hangzhou, China. ECARX, a global automotive technology provider partnering with OEMs to accelerate the future of software-defined vehicles, presented the award in recognition of Cerence AI's extensive contributions as a trusted, long-term partner delivering cutting-edge, AI-driven solutions to ECARX and its OEM customers. This is the second consecutive year that Cerence AI has been
BURLINGTON, Mass., March 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC) ("Cerence AI"), a global leader pioneering conversational AI-powered user experiences, today announced that Marion Harris, a long-time Ford Motor Company executive, has been appointed to serve as an independent, non-executive director, effective April 1, 2025. In his more than 25-year career at Ford, Mr. Harris held varying automotive and financial services executive roles. He most recently served as Chairman and CEO of Ford Motor Credit Company, the automaker's captive finance lending arm, where he led a digital transformation program that resulted in the highest consumer satisfaction in the industry. In thi
BURLINGTON, Mass., March 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC) ("Cerence AI"), a global leader pioneering conversational AI-powered user experiences, today introduced Cerence xUI™, its agentic AI assistant platform that works across the edge and the cloud to advance the next generation of LLM-powered in-vehicle user experiences. Underscoring its deep expertise at the intersection of AI innovation and the unique requirements of the automotive UX, Cerence AI has already signed several strategic, long-term partnership agreements as well as proof-of-concept programs with global automakers to deploy Cerence xUI as the basis for their future in-cabin experiences. Fast-movi
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BURLINGTON, Mass., March 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC) ("Cerence AI"), a global leader pioneering conversational AI-powered user experiences, today announced that Marion Harris, a long-time Ford Motor Company executive, has been appointed to serve as an independent, non-executive director, effective April 1, 2025. In his more than 25-year career at Ford, Mr. Harris held varying automotive and financial services executive roles. He most recently served as Chairman and CEO of Ford Motor Credit Company, the automaker's captive finance lending arm, where he led a digital transformation program that resulted in the highest consumer satisfaction in the industry. In thi
BURLINGTON, Mass., Dec. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC) ("Cerence AI"), a global industry leader in AI for transportation, today announced that it has appointed Antonio ("Tony") Rodriquez as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective November 29, 2024. As Cerence AI's CFO, Mr. Rodriquez will be focused on accelerating growth, improving operating results, and driving sustainable, long-term value, leading the Company's finance organization, including accounting, tax, FP&A, treasury, facilities, and procurement. Mr. Rodriquez previously served as a partner of CSuite Financial Partners, a financial executive services firm, during which he served as Chief Financial Of
BURLINGTON, Mass., Oct. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC), AI for a world in motion, today announced that Brian Krzanich has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Krzanich succeeds Stefan Ortmanns, who is departing as CEO and resigning as a member of the Board. Mr. Krzanich is a seasoned executive with a track record of success at global public organizations. Most recently from 2018 to 2022, Mr. Krzanich served as CEO of CDK Global Inc., the leading supplier of software to the retail automotive industry. After stabilizing CDK's business, he delivered ten consecutive quarters of growth and ultimatel
BURLINGTON, Mass., June 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC), AI for a world in motion, today announced that Jennifer Salinas, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, has been promoted to the newly created role of Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer, effective June 7, 2024. A Media Snippet accompanying this announcement is available by clicking on this link. In her expanded role, Ms. Salinas will oversee the company's day-to-day administrative activities and corporate operations, including facilitating strategic planning, partnering with the leadership team to define and track company-level and functional objectives, and advancing policy and proc
NEW YORK, June 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices ("S&P DJI") will make the following changes to the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, and S&P SmallCap 600 indices effective prior to the open of trading on Monday, June 24, to coincide with the quarterly rebalance. The changes ensure each index is more representative of its market capitalization range. All companies being added to the S&P 500 are more representative of the large-cap market space, all companies being added to the S&P MidCap 400 are more representative of the mid-cap market space, and all companies being added to the S&P SmallCap 600 are more representative of the small-cap market space. The companies being removed from the S
BURLINGTON, Mass., June 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC), AI for a world in motion, today announced that it has appointed Antonio ("Tony") Rodriquez as its interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective June 4, 2024. Mr. Rodriquez brings over 25 years of experience as a financial leader managing all aspects of finance and accounting for both public and private global companies, including in the eCommerce, SaaS, advertising media and consumer marketing industries. As Cerence's interim CFO, Mr. Rodriquez will lead the company's finance organization, including accounting, tax, FP&A, treasury, facilities, and procurement. A Media Snippet accompanying this announce
BURLINGTON, Mass., March 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC), AI for a world in motion, today announced that it has appointed Daniel Tempesta as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective March 18, 2024. Mr. Tempesta brings more than 30 years of financial and operational excellence, as well as extensive knowledge of Cerence from his previous role as CFO of Nuance Communications Inc. ("Nuance"). As Cerence's CFO, Mr. Tempesta will be focused on accelerating growth, improving operating results, and driving sustainable, long-term value. Mr. Tempesta joins Cerence after more than 15 years at Nuance, where he most recently served as EVP & CFO from July 2015 until Dece
BURLINGTON, Mass., May 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC), AI for a world in motion, today announced that it has named Iqbal Arshad, an accomplished technology industry veteran, as its new Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Mr. Arshad will lead Cerence's global technology, engineering, and product development organization, responsible for providing executive leadership for the company's technology vision, building innovative user experiences for the company's global automaker and mobility OEM customers, and accelerating Cerence's product roadmap for new business opportunities. Mr. Arshad has shaped some of the most exciting technological developments of the
Appoints Current Board Member and Industry Veteran Tom Beaudoin as New EVP & CFOAdds Former Intel Executive and Automated Driving Leader Doug Davis to BoardProvides Preliminary Financial Results, Affirms Full Year Fiscal 2022 Guidance BURLINGTON, Mass., May 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC), AI for a world in motion, today announced that Tom Beaudoin has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Beaudoin is a Cerence director and an industry veteran with nearly 40 years of relevant financial and industry experience. "With his deep knowledge of the automotive industry, software markets, and Cerence, and as a publi
BUFFALO, N.Y., March 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ACV (NASDAQ:ACVA), the leading digital automotive marketplace and data services partner for dealers and commercial partners, is celebrating a milestone in company growth, surpassing 2,000 teammates across its North American footprint. This includes acquisitions in the past year of MAX Digital, Drivably and Monk SAS, expanding the number of pioneering tools and technology available to ACV's customers, and adding high-end technical talent to the ACV team. As part of the company's growth, ACV also announces Leanne Fitzgerald as Chief Legal Officer, the newest member of ACV's senior leadership team. Responsible for managing all of ACV's legal,
Headlines Revenue of $78M; free cash flow of $13.1M marks fourth consecutive positive quarterCompany reiterates full-year guidance for revenue and raises full-year guidance for profitability and cash flowContinued innovation and customer momentum for Cerence xUI, the company's next-gen platform BURLINGTON, Mass., May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC) ("Cerence AI"), a global leader pioneering conversational AI-powered user experiences, today reported its second quarter fiscal year 2025 results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. Results Summary (1,2)(in millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended March 31, March 31, 2025 2024 20
BURLINGTON, Mass., April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC) ("Cerence AI"), a global leader pioneering conversational AI-powered user experiences, will announce its second quarter financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 4:05pm Eastern Time / 1:05pm Pacific Time. The company will host a live conference call and webcast, with supplementary slides, to discuss the results on the same day at 5:00pm Eastern Time / 2:00pm Pacific Time. Interested investors and analysts are invited to join the audio conference call by registering here. Webcast access will be available in the Investor section of the company's website, www.cerence.
BURLINGTON, Mass., Feb. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC) ("Cerence AI"), a global industry leader in AI for transportation, today reported its first quarter fiscal year 2025 results for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. ResultsSummary(1,2)(in millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 2023 GAAP revenue $50.9 $138.3 GAAP gross margin 65.0% 81.0%Non-GAAP gross margin 65.9% 81.5%GAAP operating margin -33.3% 42.3%Non-GAAP operating margin -1.0% 49.4%GAAP net (loss) income $(24.3) $23.9 GAAP net (loss) income margin -47.7% 17.2%Non-GAAP net (loss) income $(1.5) $54.3 Adjusted EBITDA $1.4 $70.4 Adjusted EBITDA margin 2
BURLINGTON, Mass., Jan. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC) ("Cerence AI"), a global industry leader in AI for transportation, will announce its first quarter financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at 4:05pm Eastern Time / 1:05pm Pacific Time. The company will host a live conference call and webcast, with supplementary slides, to discuss the results on the same day at 5:00pm Eastern Time / 2:00pm Pacific Time. Interested investors and analysts are invited to join the audio conference call by registering here. Webcast access will be available in the Investor section of the company's website, www.cerence.ai. To learn m
Headlines Q4 Revenue exceeds high end of guidance; positive cash flow from operations of $6.1 millionTransformation plan on track to deliver net annualized cost savings of $35-$40 millionInitial FY25 revenue guidance of $236 to $247 millionRecord high of 22 platform launches in FY24, including 6 for generative AI solutions and 4 in Q4 BURLINGTON, Mass., Nov. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC), AI for a world in motion, today reported its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2024 results for the year ended September 30, 2024. Results Summary (1,2)(in millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2024 2023 2024
BURLINGTON, Mass., Nov. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC), AI for a world in motion, will announce its fourth quarter financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time / 4:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The company will host a live conference call and webcast, with accompanying slides, to discuss the results on the same day at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time / 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time. Interested investors and analysts are invited to join the audio conference call by registering here. Webcast access will be available in the Investor section of the company's website, www.cerence.com. To learn more about Cerence, visit
Headlines Q3 revenue in-line with guidance; positive cash flow from operations of $12.9 millionFive generative AI customer programs released to productionTransformation plans estimated to deliver net annualized cost savings of $35-40 million, predominantly realized in FY25 BURLINGTON, Mass., Aug. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC), AI for a world in motion, today reported its third quarter fiscal year 2024 results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. Results Summary (1,2) (in millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2024 2023 2024 2023 GAAP revenue $70.5 $61.7 $276.7 $213.7 GAAP gross margin 71.5% 66.0% 75.7%
BURLINGTON, Mass., July 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC), AI for a world in motion, will announce its third quarter financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 on Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time / 4:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The company will host a live conference call and webcast, with accompanying slides, to discuss the results on the same day at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time / 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time. Interested investors and analysts are invited to join the audio conference call by registering here. Webcast access will be available in the Investor section of the company's website, www.cerence.com. To learn more about Cerence, visit www.cerence
Headlines Q2 revenue above the high end of the guidance range due to OEM-related adjustments; however, Company lowering its FY24 guidance and withdrawing its multi-year planIncluded in Q2 results is a Goodwill impairment charge of approximately $252 millionCompany believes that initial success with new generative AI products, including six design wins, and early validation of its next-gen platform will provide a solid foundation to reinvigorate future growth BURLINGTON, Mass., May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC), AI for a world in motion, today reported its second quarter fiscal year 2024 results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Results Summary (1,2) (in mi
BURLINGTON, Mass., April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC), AI for a world in motion, will announce its second quarter financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time / 4:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The company will host a live conference call and webcast, with accompanying slides, to discuss the results on the same day at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time / 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time. Interested investors and analysts are invited to join the audio conference call by dialing +1.888.596.4144 for U.S. and Canada or +1.646.968.2525 for international and then entering the conference ID 3095543#. Webcast access will be available in th
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TD Cowen resumed coverage of Cerence with a rating of Hold and set a new price target of $11.50
Needham upgraded Cerence from Hold to Buy and set a new price target of $16.00
Wells Fargo downgraded Cerence from Overweight to Equal Weight and set a new price target of $6.50 from $25.00 previously
Needham resumed coverage of Cerence with a rating of Hold
Craig Hallum downgraded Cerence from Buy to Hold and set a new price target of $22.00
Craig Hallum upgraded Cerence from Hold to Buy and set a new price target of $40.00 from $24.00 previously
Craig Hallum downgraded Cerence from Buy to Hold and set a new price target of $24.00 from $45.00 previously
Raymond James downgraded Cerence from Outperform to Mkt Perform
RBC Capital Mkts upgraded Cerence from Underperform to Sector Perform and set a new price target of $27.00 from $28.00 previously
Goldman Sachs downgraded Cerence from Buy to Neutral and set a new price target of $44.00
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