FY2025 Earnings Forecast for Autodesk Issued By DA Davidson

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) – Research analysts at DA Davidson boosted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Autodesk in a report issued on Wednesday, November 27th. DA Davidson analyst W. Jellison now forecasts that the software company will post earnings per share of $5.78 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $5.76. DA Davidson currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $260.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Autodesk’s current full-year earnings is $5.73 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Autodesk’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.47 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.62 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on ADSK. Scotiabank began coverage on Autodesk in a report on Monday, November 18th. They issued a “sector outperform” rating and a $360.00 price objective for the company. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on Autodesk from $325.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on Autodesk from $290.00 to $313.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Autodesk from $340.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Autodesk from $320.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $315.38.

Autodesk Trading Down 8.6 %

Shares of ADSK opened at $290.64 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $289.02 and a 200 day moving average of $256.83. Autodesk has a fifty-two week low of $195.32 and a fifty-two week high of $326.62. The firm has a market cap of $62.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.08 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.64.

Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The software company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.12 by $0.05. Autodesk had a return on equity of 59.41% and a net margin of 18.21%. The firm had revenue of $1.57 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.56 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.33 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Activity

In related news, COO Steven M. Blum sold 17,344 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $270.00, for a total value of $4,682,880.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 17,099 shares in the company, valued at $4,616,730. The trade was a 50.36 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Mary T. Mcdowell sold 550 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $265.50, for a total value of $146,025.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 31,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,323,159.50. The trade was a 1.72 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 19,280 shares of company stock worth $5,232,213. 0.14% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Autodesk

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ADSK. New Covenant Trust Company N.A. bought a new stake in Autodesk in the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. LRI Investments LLC bought a new stake in Autodesk in the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,000. Olistico Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Autodesk in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Pacifica Partners Inc. lifted its position in Autodesk by 83.3% in the second quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 110 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Livelsberger Financial Advisory bought a new stake in Autodesk in the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Institutional investors own 90.24% of the company’s stock.

Autodesk Company Profile

Autodesk, Inc provides 3D design, engineering, and entertainment technology solutions worldwide. The company offers AutoCAD Civil 3D, a surveying, design, analysis, and documentation solution for civil engineering, including land development, transportation, and environmental projects; BuildingConnected, a SaaS preconstruction solution; AutoCAD, a software for professional design, drafting, detailing, and visualization; AutoCAD LT, a drafting and detailing software; computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software for computer numeric control machining, inspection, and modelling for manufacturing; Fusion 360, a 3D CAD, CAM, and computer-aided engineering tool; and Industry Collections tools for professionals in architecture, engineering and construction, product design and manufacturing, and media and entertainment collection industries.