FY2025 Earnings Forecast for Autodesk Issued By DA Davidson

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) – Analysts at DA Davidson raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Autodesk in a report issued on Wednesday, November 27th. DA Davidson analyst W. Jellison now expects that the software company will post earnings per share of $5.78 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $5.76. DA Davidson currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $260.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Autodesk’s current full-year earnings is $5.74 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Autodesk’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.47 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.62 EPS.

ADSK has been the topic of a number of other research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Autodesk from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $225.00 to $295.00 in a research note on Tuesday, September 3rd. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Autodesk from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Autodesk from $287.00 to $308.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Autodesk from $320.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Oppenheimer increased their target price on Autodesk from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Autodesk currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $315.10.

Autodesk Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of Autodesk stock opened at $291.90 on Thursday. Autodesk has a 12-month low of $195.32 and a 12-month high of $326.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $62.76 billion, a PE ratio of 57.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.71 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a quick ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $289.93 and its 200-day moving average is $257.59.

Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The software company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.12 by $0.05. Autodesk had a net margin of 18.30% and a return on equity of 53.87%. The firm had revenue of $1.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.56 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.33 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Autodesk

In other news, Director Mary T. Mcdowell sold 550 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $305.06, for a total transaction of $167,783.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 30,249 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,227,759.94. This trade represents a 1.79 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Stephen W. Hope sold 286 shares of Autodesk stock in a transaction on Monday, September 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $274.84, for a total transaction of $78,604.24. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 4,879 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,340,944.36. The trade was a 5.54 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 1,936 shares of company stock worth $549,333 over the last ninety days. 0.14% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ADSK. Jag Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Autodesk in the third quarter valued at approximately $13,861,000. LMR Partners LLP acquired a new position in Autodesk during the 3rd quarter worth $12,643,000. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in Autodesk by 163.4% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 61,574 shares of the software company’s stock worth $16,035,000 after acquiring an additional 38,196 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can grew its position in shares of Autodesk by 8.7% in the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 913,516 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $248,385,000 after purchasing an additional 73,363 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Forsta AP Fonden increased its stake in shares of Autodesk by 7.9% in the third quarter. Forsta AP Fonden now owns 51,600 shares of the software company’s stock worth $14,215,000 after purchasing an additional 3,800 shares during the period. 90.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.