Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Has $6.49 Million Stock Position in Autodesk, Inc. $ADSK

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its stake in Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) by 14.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 20,439 shares of the software company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,538 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A.’s holdings in Autodesk were worth $6,493,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in ADSK. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of Autodesk by 14.5% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,162 shares of the software company’s stock worth $343,000 after buying an additional 147 shares during the period. CW Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Autodesk by 63.5% in the 1st quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 12,042 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $3,151,000 after acquiring an additional 4,675 shares during the period. Compound Planning Inc. boosted its stake in Autodesk by 12.0% during the 1st quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 2,441 shares of the software company’s stock worth $639,000 after acquiring an additional 262 shares during the last quarter. Groupe la Francaise grew its holdings in Autodesk by 14.2% during the first quarter. Groupe la Francaise now owns 18,270 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $4,929,000 after purchasing an additional 2,276 shares during the period. Finally, Quantitative Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Autodesk by 104.4% during the first quarter. Quantitative Investment Management LLC now owns 3,080 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $806,000 after purchasing an additional 1,573 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.24% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Autodesk

In other Autodesk news, Director Ayanna Howard sold 917 shares of Autodesk 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 directly owned 3,476 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,129,700. The trade was a 20.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have weighed in on ADSK. BTIG Research assumed coverage on shares of Autodesk in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $365.00 target price on the stock. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on Autodesk from $350.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Autodesk from $350.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised Autodesk from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $345.00 to $375.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised their price target on Autodesk from $370.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $369.59.

Autodesk Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of Autodesk stock opened at $300.08 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $63.62 billion, a PE ratio of 58.16, a P/E/G ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.47. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $301.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $303.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 0.82. Autodesk, Inc. has a 52-week low of $232.67 and a 52-week high of $329.09.

Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) last released its quarterly 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. Autodesk had a return on equity of 52.06% and a net margin of 16.09%.The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.81 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.17 EPS. The business’s revenue 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. On average, analysts predict that Autodesk, Inc. will post 5.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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 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.