Accredited Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK – Free Report) by 3,373.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 3,022 shares of the software company’s stock after buying an additional 2,935 shares during the quarter. Autodesk makes up 0.8% of Accredited Wealth Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 26th biggest holding. Accredited Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Autodesk were worth $960,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of ADSK. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Autodesk in the 2nd quarter worth about $777,202,000. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Autodesk during the third quarter worth about $268,649,000. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its stake in shares of Autodesk by 18.9% in the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 3,544,520 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $1,125,988,000 after buying an additional 564,136 shares during the period. Finally, Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Autodesk by 254.2% in the third quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 676,701 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $214,968,000 after buying an additional 485,661 shares during the period. 90.24% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Autodesk from $400.00 to $290.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Autodesk in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Wolfe Research increased their price objective on Autodesk from $330.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on Autodesk from $333.00 to $343.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, HSBC lowered their price objective on Autodesk from $388.00 to $379.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $344.93.
Autodesk News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting Autodesk this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and stronger guidance — Autodesk posted fiscal Q4 revenue of ~$1.96B (up ~19% Y/Y) and non‑GAAP EPS of $2.85, both above Street estimates; it also set FY2027 EPS and revenue guidance well ahead of consensus, which supports higher forward earnings expectations. AUTODESK, INC. ANNOUNCES FISCAL 2026 FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS
- Positive Sentiment: Billings, cash flow and demand signs — Management highlighted $2.8B in billings (+33% Y/Y) and strong free cash flow (Q4 FCF ~$972M; FY2027 FCF guide ~$2.7–2.8B), indicating durable demand and improving operating leverage. These metrics underpin revenue visibility and margin durability. Autodesk shares jump as Q4 results beat expectations and FY2027 outlook comes in strong
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts praise results and lift ratings/targets — Multiple firms reiterated Buy/Outperform ratings and raised targets after the print (examples: Barclays, Wolfe, JPMorgan increased targets/overweight calls), which supports continued upside from sell‑side momentum. Benzinga coverage of analyst actions
- Neutral Sentiment: Mixed but still constructive analyst moves — Some shops trimmed price targets (DA Davidson, BTIG, RBC, Wells Fargo) while maintaining Buy/Outperform stances; overall street median targets remain well above the current price, leaving analyst bias positive but range‑wide. MarketScreener analyst target changes
- Neutral Sentiment: Investor events coming — Autodesk will present at investor conferences (Morgan Stanley TMT, etc.) next week; additional management commentary could further move sentiment but is not yet priced in. Autodesk to present at upcoming investor conferences
- Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data noisy/insignificant — Recent short‑interest reports show odd/zero values and effectively no short‑ratio signal; this item is not a clear driver of today’s move.
- Negative Sentiment: Insider selling — Public filings and data show several insiders have sold shares over the past six months (no insider buys reported in that window), which can be seen as a mild negative signal for some investors. QuiverQuant insider activity summary
Autodesk Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:ADSK opened at $245.87 on Friday. Autodesk, Inc. has a twelve month low of $215.01 and a twelve month high of $329.09. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $261.03 and its 200-day moving average is $289.87. 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 $52.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.92, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.45.
Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The software company reported $2.85 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.64 by $0.21. Autodesk had a net margin of 15.60% and a return on equity of 54.99%. The business had revenue of $1.96 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.91 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.29 EPS. Autodesk’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. Sell-side analysts forecast that Autodesk, Inc. will post 5.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.
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.
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