Pacer Advisors Inc. Sells 18,845 Shares of Autodesk, Inc. $ADSK

Posted by Brian Himes on Jun 20th, 2026

Pacer Advisors Inc. lowered its position in shares of Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK – Free Report) by 16.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 95,447 shares of the software company’s stock after selling 18,845 shares during the quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Autodesk were worth $28,253,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings 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 buying an additional 78,928 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Autodesk by 0.7% in 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 in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Autodesk by 2.2% during the 4th 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. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its stake in Autodesk by 46.8% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,989,372 shares of the software company’s stock worth $884,884,000 after buying an additional 952,343 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in Autodesk during the fourth quarter worth about $867,480,000. Institutional investors own 90.24% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Autodesk

In other Autodesk news, Director Stacy J. Smith purchased 3,435 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 29th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $231.17 per share, with a total value of $794,068.95. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 26,517 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,129,934.89. The trade was a 14.88% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Janesh Moorjani acquired 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $197.67 per share, for a total transaction of $494,175.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president directly owned 50,993 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,079,786.31. The trade was a 5.16% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.14% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Autodesk Stock Performance

Shares of Autodesk stock opened at $193.82 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The firm has a market cap of $40.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.29. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $231.38 and its 200-day moving average is $251.95. Autodesk, Inc. has a one year low of $190.86 and a one 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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.84 by $0.15. Autodesk had a return on equity of 57.14% and a net margin of 19.49%.The business had revenue of $1.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.89 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.29 earnings per share. Autodesk’s quarterly revenue was up 18.4% on a year-over-year basis. 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 predict that Autodesk, Inc. will post 9.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ADSK has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on Autodesk from $335.00 to $305.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 29th. Bank of America reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of Autodesk in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Autodesk from $350.00 to $330.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on shares of Autodesk from $355.00 to $312.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 17th. Finally, Oppenheimer cut their price target on shares of Autodesk from $375.00 to $325.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $326.10.

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Autodesk Profile

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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.