BDF Gestion Has $4.36 Million Stock Holdings in Autodesk, Inc. $ADSK

BDF Gestion lessened its holdings in Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) by 17.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm 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.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of ADSK. Flaharty Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Autodesk in the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Access Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Autodesk in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Autodesk in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Livelsberger Financial Advisory acquired a new stake in Autodesk during the second quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Hilltop National Bank acquired a new stake in Autodesk during the second quarter worth approximately $31,000. 90.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ADSK has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Autodesk in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Autodesk from $350.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Autodesk from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $345.00 to $375.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. BTIG Research initiated coverage on shares of Autodesk in a research report on Tuesday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $365.00 target price for the company. Finally, Bank of America increased their price target on shares of Autodesk from $360.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $369.59.

Autodesk Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of ADSK stock opened at $300.08 on Friday. Autodesk, Inc. has a twelve month low of $232.67 and a twelve month high of $329.09. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $301.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $303.41. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The firm 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 (NASDAQ:ADSK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The software company reported $2.67 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.50 by $0.17. Autodesk had a return on equity of 52.06% and a net margin of 16.09%.The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.17 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.0% on a year-over-year basis. Autodesk has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.180-10.250 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 2.590-2.67 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Autodesk, Inc. will post 5.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Autodesk news, Director Ayanna Howard sold 917 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 3,476 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,129,700. This represents a 20.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.15% of the stock is owned by insiders.

More Autodesk News

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 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.