BDF Gestion Sells 2,856 Shares of Autodesk, Inc. $ADSK

BDF Gestion decreased its position in shares of Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) by 17.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 13,732 shares of the software company’s stock after selling 2,856 shares during the quarter. BDF Gestion’s holdings in Autodesk were worth $4,362,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Beacon Financial Group increased its position in shares of Autodesk by 3.0% during the second quarter. Beacon Financial Group now owns 1,130 shares of the software company’s stock worth $350,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the period. Freedom Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Autodesk by 2.4% during the 1st quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,473 shares of the software company’s stock worth $386,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares during the period. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Autodesk by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. now owns 1,567 shares of the software company’s stock worth $474,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Clarity Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Autodesk by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Clarity Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,535 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $475,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the period. Finally, Wedbush Securities Inc. boosted its position in shares of Autodesk by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 1,484 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $459,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.24% of the company’s stock.

Autodesk News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Autodesk this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BTIG initiated coverage with a buy/strong-buy stance—new coverage from a well‑known institutional desk can attract discretionary and quant flows into ADSK. BTIG initiates coverage of Autodesk (ADSK) with buy recommendation
• Positive Sentiment: An analyst upgrade / “strong-buy” mention (reported via Zacks) reinforces the bullish narrative and likely contributed to intraday buying pressure. Zacks report
• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp repeatedly raised near‑term quarter and FY‑2027 EPS estimates and keeps an Overweight rating—upgrades across Q1–Q4 and FY2027 (FY view raised to $8.72) signal accelerating profitability expectations and give institutional investors a data‑driven reason to buy. MarketBeat: KeyCorp estimate updates
• Neutral Sentiment: Longer-form analysis pieces are circulating: a Seeking Alpha retrospective on the past three years and a Kalkine piece on Autodesk’s role in Nasdaq‑100 ecosystems — useful for framing strategy and index/ETF flows but less directly catalytic than fresh upgrades. Autodesk: Looking Back At The Past 3 Years Autodesk Inc (NASDAQ:ADSK) Role Within Nasdaq 100 Index Ecosystems
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical/valuation context: ADSK is near its 50‑ and 200‑day averages with above‑average intraday volume, and still trades at a premium P/E—positive upgrades may lift the stock, but valuation suggests investors should watch guidance and execution closely.

Autodesk Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ ADSK opened at $300.08 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $301.05 and a 200-day moving average price of $303.41. The stock has a market capitalization of $63.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.16, a P/E/G ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.47. Autodesk, Inc. has a 1 year low of $232.67 and a 1 year high of $329.09.

Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) last announced its quarterly 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 business had revenue of $1.85 billion for 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%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.17 EPS. 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 research analysts forecast that Autodesk, Inc. will post 5.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Autodesk news, Director Ayanna Howard sold 917 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $325.00, for a total transaction of $298,025.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 3,476 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,129,700. This trade represents a 20.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on ADSK shares. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $355.00 target price on shares of Autodesk in a report on Monday, November 24th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Autodesk from $375.00 to $380.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on shares of Autodesk from $350.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Autodesk from $367.00 to $377.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of Autodesk from $350.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Two investment analysts have 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $369.59.

About Autodesk

Autodesk, Inc (NASDAQ: ADSK) is a software company that develops design and creation tools for the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC), manufacturing, and media and entertainment industries. Headquartered in San Rafael, California, the company was founded in 1982 and is best known for pioneering CAD (computer-aided design) software. Autodesk sells products and services to a global customer base, including architects, engineers, contractors, product designers, and content creators.

The company’s product portfolio includes industry-standard design and modeling applications such as AutoCAD, Revit, Inventor, Fusion 360, Maya and 3ds Max, as well as cloud-based collaboration and project management platforms like BIM 360 and Autodesk Construction Cloud.