ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS) Shares Acquired by Vanguard Group Inc.

Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS - Free Report) by 0.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 10,643,766 shares of the software maker's stock after purchasing an additional 78,730 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned 12.17% of ANSYS worth $3,590,462,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in ANSYS by 25.7% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 12,373 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $4,174,000 after buying an additional 2,533 shares during the period. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new stake in shares of ANSYS during the 4th quarter worth about $10,052,000. Sei Investments Co. grew its position in shares of ANSYS by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 473,848 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $159,842,000 after acquiring an additional 18,151 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in shares of ANSYS by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,856 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $1,638,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mizuho Securities USA LLC raised its holdings in ANSYS by 46.3% in the 4th quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 8,288 shares of the software maker's stock worth $2,796,000 after purchasing an additional 2,621 shares during the period. 92.39% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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ANSYS Price Performance

NASDAQ:ANSS traded down $5.20 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $316.89. 518,831 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 454,348. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $335.12 and its 200 day moving average price is $334.16. ANSYS, Inc. has a 52-week low of $289.82 and a 52-week high of $363.03. The company has a market cap of $27.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.38, a P/E/G ratio of 3.48 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a current ratio of 3.01, a quick ratio of 3.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12.

ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The software maker reported $3.65 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.97 by ($0.32). The firm had revenue of $882.17 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $864.46 million. ANSYS had a net margin of 22.62% and a return on equity of 12.69%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that ANSYS, Inc. will post 8.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have commented on ANSS. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price objective on ANSYS from $335.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. StockNews.com lowered shares of ANSYS from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, March 21st.

Insider Transactions at ANSYS

In other ANSYS news, Director Glenda Dorchak sold 200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $336.62, for a total value of $67,324.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 3,430 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,154,606.60. This represents a 5.51 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.46% of the company's stock.

ANSYS Company Profile

ANSYS, Inc develops and markets engineering simulation software and services for engineers, designers, researchers, and students in the United States, Japan, Germany, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It offers structural analysis product suite that provides simulation tools for product design and optimization; the Ansys Mechanical product, an element analysis software; LS-DYNA solver for multiphysics simulation; and power analysis and optimization software suite.