Royal Bank Of Canada Has Lowered Expectations for Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) Stock Price

Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) had its price target lowered by equities research analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $340.00 to $335.00 in a research note issued on Friday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The brokerage currently has an “outperform” rating on the software company’s stock. Royal Bank Of Canada’s target price suggests a potential upside of 36.25% from the stock’s previous close.

ADSK has been the topic of several other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Autodesk from $365.00 to $350.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Autodesk from $390.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 20th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Autodesk from $400.00 to $290.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Autodesk from $367.00 to $377.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Oppenheimer decreased their target price on Autodesk from $375.00 to $325.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $344.93.

Autodesk Stock Performance

NASDAQ ADSK opened at $245.87 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. Autodesk has a twelve month low of $215.01 and a twelve month high of $329.09. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $261.03 and a 200-day moving average price of $289.92. The firm has a market cap of $52.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.45.

Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The software company reported $2.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.64 by $0.21. Autodesk had a return on equity of 54.99% and a net margin of 15.60%.The company had revenue of $1.96 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.91 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.29 EPS. The firm’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. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Autodesk will post 5.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Autodesk

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Autodesk by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,493,167 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $6,362,192,000 after purchasing an additional 78,928 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in Autodesk by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,157,826 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $3,006,818,000 after buying an additional 70,053 shares during the period. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P lifted its position in Autodesk by 1.5% in the second quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 5,831,447 shares of the software company’s stock worth $1,805,241,000 after buying an additional 88,066 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Autodesk by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,682,041 shares of the software company’s stock worth $1,677,404,000 after buying an additional 123,691 shares during the period. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its position in Autodesk by 18.9% during 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 acquiring an additional 564,136 shares during the last quarter. 90.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

More Autodesk News

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

About Autodesk

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.