2,361 Shares in Autodesk, Inc. $ADSK Acquired by Dara Capital US Inc.

Dara Capital US Inc. acquired a new position in Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 2,361 shares of the software company’s stock, valued at approximately $699,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC bought a new position in Autodesk in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. acquired a new position in Autodesk in the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Autodesk in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Tripletail Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Autodesk in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Autodesk during the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Institutional investors own 90.24% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have commented on ADSK. Arete Research dropped their target price on shares of Autodesk from $460.00 to $456.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 26th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $375.00 target price on shares of Autodesk in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Rosenblatt Securities dropped their target price on shares of Autodesk from $375.00 to $330.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Argus upgraded shares of Autodesk to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Autodesk from $400.00 to $290.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $339.67.

Autodesk Price Performance

ADSK opened at $218.45 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $46.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.69, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. Autodesk, Inc. has a 12 month low of $214.10 and a 12 month high of $329.09. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $240.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of $276.68.

Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) last announced 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. The firm had revenue of $1.96 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.91 billion. Autodesk had a net margin of 15.60% and a return on equity of 53.51%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.29 EPS. Autodesk has set its FY 2027 guidance at 12.290-12.560 EPS and its Q1 2027 guidance at 2.820-2.860 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Autodesk, Inc. will post 5.76 EPS for the current year.

Autodesk News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Autodesk this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Macro relief / growth optimism supports a re-rating case — some coverage frames the pullback as a valuation reset after a recent relief rally rather than a deterioration in the business, suggesting upside if growth continues. Autodesk valuation check (Yahoo)
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data is effectively meaningless (shows 0 shares / NaN change) — no clear short-squeeze dynamic is present based on the available report.
• Negative Sentiment: Citi downgraded ADSK from Buy to Neutral and cut its price target to $246 (from $331), which is the most direct catalyst cited for today’s weakness and reduces near-term analyst-driven upside expectations. Citi downgrades Autodesk (247WallSt)
• Negative Sentiment: Ongoing valuation concerns and a string of price-target trims have amplified selling pressure; analysts and market-note summaries characterize the move as a valuation-driven reset rather than a single fundamental event. Valuation/price-target analysis (QuiverQuant)
• Negative Sentiment: Sector-wide risk-off after the launch of Anthropic’s Managed Agents pressured several software/AI stocks intraday, contributing to the broader sell-off that hit ADSK. Sector sell-off after Anthropic news (Yahoo)

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.