Biogen Inc vs Cadence Design Systems Inc — how do they compare? Biogen Inc trades at $191.5 (market cap $30.86B), while Cadence Design Systems Inc trades at $376.8 (market cap $104.24B). The key difference: Cadence Design Systems Inc is far larger — about 3.4× Biogen Inc's market cap. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BIIB | CDNS | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $30.86B | $104.24B |
Sector | Health | Technology |
52-Week High | $216.63 | $416.39 |
52-Week Low | $122.68 | $265.66 |
Enterprise Value | $33.14B | $105.91B |
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Biogen and Idec merged in 2003, combining forces to market Biogen's multiple sclerosis drug Avonex and Idec's cancer drug Rituxan. Today, Rituxan and next-generation antibody Gazyva are marketed via a collaboration with Roche. Biogen also markets novel MS drugs Plegridy, Tysabri, Tecfidera, and Vumerity. In Japan, Biogen's MS portfolio is co-promoted by Eisai. Hemophilia therapies Eloctate and Alprolix (partnered with SOBI) were spun off as part of Bioverativ in 2017. Biogen has several drug candidates in phase 3 trials in neurology and neurodegenerative diseases and has launched Spinraza with partner Ionis. Aduhelm was approved as the firm's first Alzheimer's disease therapy in June 2021.
Read more on BIIB →Cadence Design Systems is a provider of electronic design automation software, intellectual property, and system design and analysis products. EDA software automates the chip design process, enhancing design accuracy, productivity, and complexity in a full-flow end-to-end solution. Cadence offers a portfolio of design IP, as well as system design and analysis products, which enable system-level analysis and verification solutions. Cadence's comprehensive portfolio is benefiting from a mutual convergence of semiconductor companies moving up-stack toward systems-like companies, and systems companies moving down-stack toward in-house chip design. The resulting expansion in EDA customers, alongside secular digitalization of various end markets, benefits EDA vendors like Cadence.
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