Wedge Capital Management L L P NC grew its holdings in shares of Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK – Free Report) by 49.7% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 353,982 shares of the software company’s stock after purchasing an additional 117,589 shares during the quarter. Autodesk makes up about 1.1% of Wedge Capital Management L L P NC’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest holding. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC’s holdings in Autodesk were worth $68,821,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Autodesk by 14.5% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,162 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $343,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its position in Autodesk by 98.1% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,472 shares of the software company’s stock worth $765,000 after buying an additional 1,224 shares in the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. purchased a new stake in Autodesk in the second quarter worth about $466,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Autodesk by 7.5% in the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 10,048 shares of the software company’s stock worth $3,111,000 after buying an additional 701 shares during the period. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Autodesk by 25.3% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 13,860 shares of the software company’s stock worth $4,291,000 after buying an additional 2,795 shares during the period. 90.24% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling at Autodesk
In other Autodesk news, Director Stacy J. Smith bought 3,435 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 29th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $231.17 per share, for a total transaction of $794,068.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 26,517 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,129,934.89. This represents a 14.88% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director John T. Cahill purchased 2,000 shares of Autodesk stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 23rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $189.20 per share, for a total transaction of $378,400.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 4,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $756,800. This trade represents a 100.00% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders acquired 7,935 shares of company stock worth $1,666,644 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.
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Autodesk Price Performance
NASDAQ:ADSK opened at $251.59 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $53.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.67, a PEG ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $214.99 and a 200-day simple moving average of $232.37. Autodesk, Inc. has a 1 year low of $185.50 and a 1 year high of $329.09.
Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 28th. The software company reported $2.99 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.84 by $0.15. The business 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%. The business’s revenue was up 18.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Equities analysts forecast that Autodesk, Inc. will post 9.64 EPS for the current 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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