Q1 EPS Estimates for Autodesk Lifted by Griffin Securities

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Griffin Securities boosted their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Autodesk in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 27th. Griffin Securities analyst J. Vleeschhouwer now expects that the software company will post earnings of $1.55 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.50. The consensus estimate for Autodesk's current full-year earnings is $5.79 per share. Griffin Securities also issued estimates for Autodesk's Q2 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.94 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Oppenheimer upped their price target on shares of Autodesk from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of Autodesk from $320.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price objective on Autodesk from $295.00 to $325.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on Autodesk from $287.00 to $308.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res downgraded Autodesk from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $316.68.

Autodesk Stock Up 1.6 %

Shares of ADSK traded up $4.75 during trading on Monday, reaching $296.65. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,072,915 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,595,610. The company has a market cap of $63.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.86, a P/E/G ratio of 3.73 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a quick ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The company has a fifty day moving average of $289.93 and a two-hundred day moving average of $258.15. Autodesk has a twelve month low of $195.32 and a twelve month high of $326.62.

Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The software company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.12 by $0.05. Autodesk had a return on equity of 53.87% and a net margin of 18.30%. The business had revenue of $1.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.56 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.33 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Autodesk

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Starboard Value LP purchased a new stake in shares of Autodesk in the third quarter valued at $510,189,000. Ninety One UK Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Autodesk by 28.0% during the 2nd quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 5,071,950 shares of the software company's stock worth $1,255,054,000 after acquiring an additional 1,108,973 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its holdings in Autodesk by 100.9% during the second quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,642,973 shares of the software company's stock valued at $406,554,000 after purchasing an additional 825,165 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. grew its stake in Autodesk by 366.5% in the 2nd quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 843,040 shares of the software company's stock valued at $208,610,000 after buying an additional 662,339 shares during the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Autodesk by 58,375.5% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 567,797 shares of the software company's stock valued at $1,564,170,000 after purchasing an additional 566,826 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.24% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Stephen W. Hope sold 286 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $274.84, for a total value of $78,604.24. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 4,879 shares in the company, valued at $1,340,944.36. The trade was a 5.54 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Mary T. Mcdowell sold 550 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $265.50, for a total value of $146,025.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 31,349 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,323,159.50. This trade represents a 1.72 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,936 shares of company stock valued at $549,333. Company insiders own 0.14% of the company's stock.

About Autodesk

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.