Q4 Earnings Forecast for ANSYS Issued By Griffin Securities

ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS) – Analysts at Griffin Securities lifted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of ANSYS in a research report issued on Sunday, May 4th. Griffin Securities analyst J. Vleeschhouwer now expects that the software maker will post earnings of $4.17 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $4.11. The consensus estimate for ANSYS’s current full-year earnings is $8.32 per share. Griffin Securities also issued estimates for ANSYS’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.57 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.32 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.23 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.61 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.73 EPS.

ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The software maker reported $1.64 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.75 by ($0.11). The company had revenue of $504.89 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $516.81 million. ANSYS had a net margin of 22.62% and a return on equity of 12.69%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.39 earnings per share.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. StockNews.com downgraded shares of ANSYS from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price objective on shares of ANSYS from $335.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st.

ANSYS Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of ANSS stock opened at $326.04 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $314.46 and a 200-day moving average of $331.54. The company has a current ratio of 3.01, a quick ratio of 3.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The stock has a market cap of $28.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.78, a PEG ratio of 3.48 and a beta of 1.21. ANSYS has a 1-year low of $275.06 and a 1-year high of $363.03.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Glenda Dorchak sold 200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, April 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.01, for a total transaction of $60,002.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 3,230 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $969,032.30. This represents a 5.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ANSYS

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in ANSYS during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $174,000. One Wealth Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of ANSYS during the fourth quarter worth approximately $226,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of ANSYS by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,219 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,026,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the period. Graypoint LLC bought a new position in shares of ANSYS in the 4th quarter worth $214,000. Finally, Czech National Bank grew its position in ANSYS by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 18,961 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $6,396,000 after purchasing an additional 1,160 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.39% of the company’s stock.

ANSYS Company Profile

ANSYS, Inc develops and markets engineering simulation software and services for engineers, designers, researchers, and students in the United States, Japan, Germany, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It offers structural analysis product suite that provides simulation tools for product design and optimization; the Ansys Mechanical product, an element analysis software; LS-DYNA solver for multiphysics simulation; and power analysis and optimization software suite.