Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) Reaches New 1-Year Low – Time to Sell?

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK)’s stock price hit a new 52-week low on Friday . The stock traded as low as $214.10 and last traded at $215.7440, with a volume of 398774 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $225.13.

Key Stories Impacting Autodesk

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)

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently commented on ADSK shares. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Autodesk in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on Autodesk from $343.00 to $279.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Loop Capital lowered their target price on shares of Autodesk from $320.00 to $250.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $375.00 target price on shares of Autodesk in a report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Arete Research lowered their target price on shares of Autodesk from $460.00 to $456.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Autodesk has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $339.67.

Autodesk Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.85. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $240.27 and a 200-day simple moving average of $276.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.09 billion, a PE ratio of 41.69, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.43.

Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The software company reported $2.85 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.64 by $0.21. Autodesk had a net margin of 15.60% and a return on equity of 53.51%. The business had revenue of $1.96 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.91 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.29 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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. Equities research analysts expect that Autodesk, Inc. will post 5.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ADSK. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of Autodesk by 12.8% in the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 153,180 shares of the software company’s stock worth $48,661,000 after buying an additional 17,358 shares during the last quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S grew its position in shares of Autodesk by 18.7% in the 3rd quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 130,669 shares of the software company’s stock worth $41,510,000 after buying an additional 20,543 shares during the last quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management grew its position in shares of Autodesk by 246.4% in the 4th quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management now owns 52,649 shares of the software company’s stock worth $15,585,000 after buying an additional 37,449 shares during the last quarter. Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Autodesk by 26.9% during the 3rd quarter. Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC now owns 85,000 shares of the software company’s stock worth $27,002,000 after buying an additional 18,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Freemont Management S.A. purchased a new position in Autodesk during the 3rd quarter worth $4,765,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.24% of the company’s stock.

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.