Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Acquires 9,567 Shares of Autodesk, Inc. $ADSK

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) by 17.0% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 66,000 shares of the software company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,567 shares during the quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Autodesk were worth $19,358,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Autodesk by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,414,239 shares of the software company’s stock worth $6,802,661,000 after acquiring an additional 450,724 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its stake in Autodesk by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,086,995 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $3,122,631,000 after acquiring an additional 174,247 shares during the period. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P raised its stake in Autodesk by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 5,831,447 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $1,805,241,000 after acquiring an additional 88,066 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in Autodesk by 18.9% during the 3rd 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 purchasing an additional 564,136 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi lifted its holdings in Autodesk by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 2,726,105 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $881,704,000 after purchasing an additional 79,171 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.24% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Autodesk

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• Positive Sentiment: Analyst comparisons favor Autodesk over Figma, citing Autodesk’s AI-powered tools, proprietary data advantages and a rising earnings outlook — factors that support the company’s longer-term SaaS growth and margin potential. FIG vs. ADSK: Which Stock Has an Edge in the Design SaaS Market? Zacks: FIG vs. ADSK
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks ranks ADSK as a top momentum stock, which can attract momentum-oriented buyers and short-term inflows if price action stabilizes. Autodesk is a Top-Ranked Momentum Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: A recent valuation check highlights choppy trading: short-term gains but a material three‑month decline, underscoring volatility and that investors may be re‑pricing SaaS multiples amid macro/interest‑rate sensitivity. Autodesk Valuation Check
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest reports in market feeds show inconsistent/erroneous data (zeros and “NaN”), so there’s no reliable short‑squeeze signal — treat short‑interest metrics with caution until corrected.
• Negative Sentiment: Brown Advisory’s Mid‑Cap Growth Strategy disclosed an exit of ADSK in Q4 — institutional selling or portfolio rebalancing can pressure shares and may signal reduced conviction from at least one active manager. Brown Advisory Exited Autodesk

Autodesk Stock Down 1.7%

ADSK opened at $235.42 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $247.19 and a 200-day moving average of $284.07. The company has a market capitalization of $49.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.45. Autodesk, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $215.01 and a fifty-two week high of $329.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.85.

Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The software company reported $2.85 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.64 by $0.21. Autodesk had a net margin of 15.60% and a return on equity of 53.51%. The business had revenue of $1.96 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.91 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.29 earnings per share. Autodesk’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Autodesk has set its FY 2027 guidance at 12.290-12.560 EPS and its Q1 2027 guidance at 2.820-2.860 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Autodesk, Inc. will post 5.76 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ADSK has been the topic of several research reports. Wolfe Research upped their price objective on shares of Autodesk from $330.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of Autodesk from $320.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $383.00 price target (up from $373.00) on shares of Autodesk in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $375.00 price target on shares of Autodesk in a report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities cut their price objective on shares of Autodesk from $375.00 to $330.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $342.96.

Autodesk 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.