6,721 Shares in Autodesk, Inc. $ADSK Acquired by MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH

MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH bought a new stake in shares of Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 6,721 shares of the software company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,081,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of Autodesk by 14.5% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,162 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $343,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares during the period. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. lifted its position in Autodesk by 101.2% during the first quarter. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. now owns 5,814 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $1,522,000 after purchasing an additional 2,924 shares in the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lifted its position in Autodesk by 297.4% during the first quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 31,907 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $8,353,000 after purchasing an additional 23,878 shares in the last quarter. Horizon Investments LLC grew its holdings in Autodesk by 137.4% during the first quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 10,430 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $2,731,000 after purchasing an additional 6,036 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Autodesk by 2.5% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,028,792 shares of the software company’s stock worth $269,314,000 after buying an additional 25,477 shares in the last quarter. 90.24% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ADSK has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Autodesk from $360.00 to $365.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Autodesk from $370.00 to $382.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Autodesk from $385.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. HSBC decreased their price objective on shares of Autodesk from $388.00 to $379.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Finally, Mizuho upped their target price on shares of Autodesk from $350.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $369.77.

Autodesk Price Performance

ADSK stock opened at $297.64 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 0.82. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $302.70 and its 200-day moving average price is $303.48. Autodesk, Inc. has a one year low of $232.67 and a one year high of $329.09. The company has a market capitalization of $63.10 billion, a PE ratio of 57.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.47.

Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The software company reported $2.67 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.50 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.81 billion. Autodesk had a net margin of 16.09% and a return on equity of 52.06%. Autodesk’s quarterly revenue was up 18.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.17 earnings per share. Autodesk has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.180-10.250 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 2.590-2.67 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Autodesk, Inc. will post 5.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Ayanna Howard sold 917 shares of Autodesk stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $325.00, for a total value of $298,025.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 3,476 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,129,700. The trade was a 20.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

About Autodesk

Autodesk, Inc provides 3D design, engineering, and entertainment technology solutions worldwide. The company offers AutoCAD Civil 3D, a surveying, design, analysis, and documentation solution for civil engineering, including land development, transportation, and environmental projects; BuildingConnected, a SaaS preconstruction solution; AutoCAD, a software for professional design, drafting, detailing, and visualization; AutoCAD LT, a drafting and detailing software; computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software for computer numeric control machining, inspection, and modelling for manufacturing; Fusion 360, a 3D CAD, CAM, and computer-aided engineering tool; and Industry Collections tools for professionals in architecture, engineering and construction, product design and manufacturing, and media and entertainment collection industries.