4,241 Shares in Autodesk, Inc. $ADSK Purchased by Darwin Wealth Management LLC

Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 4,241 shares of the software company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,347,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of ADSK. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Autodesk in the second quarter valued at approximately $777,202,000. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Autodesk by 15.1% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,606,264 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $1,730,415,000 after acquiring an additional 734,449 shares during the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Autodesk by 254.2% in the 3rd quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 676,701 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $214,968,000 after purchasing an additional 485,661 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Autodesk by 336.7% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 572,701 shares of the software company’s stock worth $147,339,000 after purchasing an additional 441,571 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ grew its stake in shares of Autodesk by 210.9% during the second quarter. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ now owns 639,645 shares of the software company’s stock worth $198,031,000 after purchasing an additional 433,908 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.24% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Autodesk

In other news, Director Ayanna Howard sold 917 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $325.00, for a total transaction of $298,025.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 3,476 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,129,700. This represents a 20.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.15% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Autodesk Stock Performance

Shares of ADSK opened at $300.71 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $63.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.28, a PEG ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.47. Autodesk, Inc. has a twelve month low of $232.67 and a twelve month high of $329.09. 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 firm’s 50 day moving average price is $300.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $303.43.

Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 25th. The software company reported $2.67 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.50 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion. Autodesk had a net margin of 16.09% and a return on equity of 52.06%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 18.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business 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, analysts forecast that Autodesk, Inc. will post 5.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Oppenheimer increased their target price on Autodesk from $350.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Wolfe Research increased their price target on shares of Autodesk from $370.00 to $390.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Autodesk from $370.00 to $382.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Autodesk from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Autodesk from $320.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $369.59.

Autodesk Company Profile

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.