WCG Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK – Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 17,370 shares of the software company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,142,000.
Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new stake in Autodesk during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Torren Management LLC purchased a new stake in Autodesk during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Archer Investment Corp increased its position in Autodesk by 112.2% during the fourth quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 87 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. iSAM Funds UK Ltd bought a new position in Autodesk in the third quarter valued at about $46,000. Finally, High Point Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Autodesk during the 4th quarter valued at about $44,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.24% of the company’s stock.
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Here are the key news stories impacting Autodesk this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Autodesk signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services to advance cloud-based design and build tools, and Fusion products will be available through AWS Marketplace. Autodesk signs strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services
- Positive Sentiment: Autodesk also updated its small-business offering by lowering the entry point for Autodesk Flex, which could broaden adoption among smaller customers and support future recurring revenue growth. Autodesk for Small Business update: Making it more affordable to get started with Autodesk Flex
- Positive Sentiment: Recent analysis continues to point to Autodesk as a value-and-growth candidate after stronger earnings results and raised annual guidance drew investor attention. Autodesk (ADSK) Valuation Check As AWS Cloud Deal And Raised Guidance Draw Investor Attention
- Neutral Sentiment: Several articles framed Autodesk as a potential buy or value stock, but these were mostly opinion pieces rather than new fundamental developments. Is It Time To Consider Buying Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK)?
- Neutral Sentiment: Autodesk also presented at recent investor conferences, which typically reinforces the company’s message but is unlikely to be a major stock-moving event on its own. Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK) Presents at 2026 Baird Global Consumer, Technology & Services Conference Transcript
- Negative Sentiment: Some recent commentary noted Autodesk’s share price has been under pressure despite the AWS deal and stronger guidance, suggesting investors still have concerns about execution and valuation. Autodesk (ADSK) Valuation Check As AWS Cloud Deal And Raised Guidance Draw Investor Attention
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Analysts Set New Price Targets
ADSK has been the topic of several analyst reports. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Autodesk from $315.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Wolfe Research boosted their price objective on Autodesk from $330.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Argus raised shares of Autodesk to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of Autodesk from $350.00 to $315.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Autodesk from $319.00 to $336.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $327.21.
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Autodesk Stock Up 1.8%
Shares of ADSK opened at $233.64 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $49.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.29. Autodesk, Inc. has a 1 year low of $214.10 and a 1 year high of $329.09. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $237.83 and its 200-day simple moving average is $258.36.
Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The software company reported $2.99 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.84 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $1.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.89 billion. Autodesk had a net margin of 19.49% and a return on equity of 57.14%. Autodesk’s quarterly revenue was up 18.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.29 earnings per share. Autodesk has set its FY 2027 guidance at 12.400-12.650 EPS and its Q2 2027 guidance at 3.100-3.140 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Autodesk, Inc. will post 9.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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.
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