As noted earlier, Needham analyst Richard Valera upgraded Cadence Design to Buy from Hold with a $47 price target after yesterday's "strong beat-and-raise" quarter that produced a 10% rise in the stock price afterhours. Valera notes that despite the spike, shares are still 10% down from recent highs, even though FY18 revenue growth is now estimated at 8% vs. 7% prior view. The analyst recommends the stock based on its "still-reasonable valuation" with underpinnings of "strong design activity in verticals such as machine learning, auto, mobile and Internet of Things", as well as the likelihood of continued share gains in digital, and a reinvigorated Verification business.