Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Raises Position in Autodesk, Inc. $ADSK

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) by 11.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,218,256 shares of the software company’s stock after purchasing an additional 120,523 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned approximately 0.57% of Autodesk worth $387,044,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of ADSK. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Autodesk by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,414,239 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $6,802,661,000 after acquiring an additional 450,724 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Autodesk by 1.8% during 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 purchasing an additional 174,247 shares in the last quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P lifted its position in shares of Autodesk by 1.5% during the second 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 in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Autodesk by 15.1% during the second 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, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its position in Autodesk by 18.9% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 3,544,520 shares of the software company’s stock worth $1,125,988,000 after purchasing an additional 564,136 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.24% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Arete Research lifted their target price on shares of Autodesk from $430.00 to $460.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $383.00 price target (up from $373.00) on shares of Autodesk in a research report on Monday. Macquarie Infrastructure boosted their price objective on Autodesk from $380.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Autodesk from $320.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, HSBC lowered their target price on Autodesk from $388.00 to $379.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Autodesk presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $341.96.

Autodesk Trading Up 2.4%

Shares of ADSK opened at $264.12 on Friday. Autodesk, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $215.01 and a fifty-two week high of $329.09. The business has a 50-day moving average of $257.61 and a 200 day moving average of $289.05. The firm has a market cap of $55.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 0.85.

Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The software company reported $2.85 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.64 by $0.21. Autodesk had a net margin of 15.60% and a return on equity of 53.51%. The firm had revenue of $1.96 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.91 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.29 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 19.4% on a year-over-year basis. Autodesk has set its FY 2027 guidance at 12.290-12.560 EPS and its Q1 2027 guidance at 2.820-2.860 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Autodesk, Inc. will post 5.76 EPS for the current year.

Autodesk News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Autodesk this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Citigroup raised its price target for ADSK to $331, boosting analyst-driven upside expectations. Citigroup Increases Autodesk Price Target to $331.00
• Positive Sentiment: Piper Sandler assigned an Overweight rating to Autodesk, providing institutional validation that can support further buying. Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) Earns Overweight Rating from Piper Sandler
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlights a consensus price-target-derived upside (~32%), and separately profiles ADSK as a top long-term growth stock — both items help attract growth-oriented investors. Wall Street Analysts See a 32.21% Upside in Autodesk (ADSK)
• Positive Sentiment: Forbes notes a recent 6-day winning streak that lifted market cap materially — momentum and positive sentiment can attract additional flows. What’s Behind AutoDesk Stock’s 6-Day Winning Streak?
• Neutral Sentiment: Autodesk presented at the Morgan Stanley TMT conference (transcript available) — useful for investor Q&A and longer-term visibility but not an immediate catalyst by itself. Autodesk Presents at Morgan Stanley TMT Conference 2026 Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Short interest was reported to have increased (one report cites a 36.4% rise), which can add downward pressure if bearish positioning grows or if shorting activity accelerates. Short Interest in Autodesk, Inc. Increases By 36.4%
• Negative Sentiment: Deutsche Bank trimmed its price target to $330 (still above current levels), a modest negative tweak that may temper some upside expectations. Deutsche Bank Lowers Autodesk Price Target to $330.00

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.