J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG Purchases 7,417 Shares of Autodesk, Inc. $ADSK

J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG boosted its position in Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) by 6.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 118,050 shares of the software company’s stock after buying an additional 7,417 shares during the period. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG’s holdings in Autodesk were worth $37,501,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Autodesk by 26.9% during the 3rd quarter. Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC now owns 85,000 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $27,002,000 after acquiring an additional 18,000 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its stake in Autodesk by 5.6% in the second quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 21,254 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $6,509,000 after purchasing an additional 1,124 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its stake in Autodesk by 4.0% in the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 363,405 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $115,443,000 after purchasing an additional 13,844 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Autodesk by 2.2% during the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 941,631 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $299,128,000 after purchasing an additional 20,489 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in shares of Autodesk by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 2,225,768 shares of the software company’s stock worth $689,031,000 after purchasing an additional 43,869 shares in the last quarter. 90.24% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Autodesk Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:ADSK opened at $272.34 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $289.94 and its 200 day moving average is $299.69. Autodesk, Inc. has a 12-month low of $232.67 and a 12-month high of $329.09. The stock has a market cap of $57.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.78, a PEG ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.46. 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 (NASDAQ:ADSK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The software company reported $2.67 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.50 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion. Autodesk had a return on equity of 52.06% and a net margin of 16.09%.Autodesk’s quarterly revenue was up 18.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.17 EPS. 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, sell-side analysts forecast that Autodesk, Inc. will post 5.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently commented on ADSK. Citigroup boosted their target price on Autodesk from $370.00 to $382.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Rothschild & Co Redburn began coverage on Autodesk in a report on Friday, January 9th. They set a “buy” rating and a $375.00 price objective for the company. Macquarie upped their target price on Autodesk from $380.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $355.00 price target on shares of Autodesk in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of Autodesk from $333.00 to $343.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Autodesk presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $369.97.

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.