Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) has earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-nine research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $369.5926.

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on ADSK. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Autodesk from $367.00 to $377.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on Autodesk from $350.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Mizuho boosted their price target on Autodesk from $350.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $375.00 price objective on shares of Autodesk in a report on Friday, August 29th. Finally, HSBC cut their target price 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.

Insider Activity at Autodesk

In related news, Director Ayanna Howard sold 917 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $325.00, for a total value of $298,025.00. Following the sale, the director owned 3,476 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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 is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Autodesk

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ADSK. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Autodesk by 2.2% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,414,239 shares of the software company’s stock worth $6,802,661,000 after acquiring an additional 450,724 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Autodesk by 1.8% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,086,995 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $3,122,631,000 after acquiring an additional 174,247 shares during the last quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P increased its position in Autodesk by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 5,831,447 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $1,805,241,000 after purchasing an additional 88,066 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Autodesk by 15.1% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,606,264 shares of the software company’s stock worth $1,730,415,000 after purchasing an additional 734,449 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ninety One UK Ltd raised its holdings in Autodesk by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 5,338,125 shares of the software company’s stock worth $1,652,523,000 after purchasing an additional 191,448 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.24% of the company’s stock.

Autodesk News Summary

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 Price Performance

ADSK stock opened at $300.08 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $63.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.16, a P/E/G ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.47. 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 simple moving average of $301.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of $303.47. Autodesk has a 1 year low of $232.67 and a 1 year high of $329.09.

Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The software company reported $2.67 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.50 by $0.17. The firm 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 company’s revenue was up 18.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm 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. Research analysts anticipate that Autodesk will post 5.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.