NASDAQ:ANSS ANSYS (ANSS) Stock Price, News & Analysis $338.38 +3.90 (+1.17%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends About ANSYS Stock (NASDAQ:ANSS) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get ANSYS alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$331.47▼$340.4950-Day Range$320.41▼$361.4552-Week Range$289.82▼$364.31Volume1.29 million shsAverage Volume529,292 shsMarket Capitalization$29.59 billionP/E Ratio52.22Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$342.50Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewANSYS, 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. The company also offers electronics product suite that provides electromagnetic field simulation software for designing electronic and electromechanical products; Ansys High Frequency Structure Simulator product for radio frequency and microwave design; SCADE product suite, a solution for embedded software simulation, code production, and automated certification; fluids product suite that enables modeling of fluid flow and other related physical phenomena; Ansys Fluent computational fluid dynamics software package; Ansys RedHawk-SC for electronic design automation; Ansys Optics software; and mission-simulation, modeling, testing, and analysis software. In addition, it offers Ansys Granta MI system for materials information management; Ansys Granta Selector technology for materials selection and graphical analysis; CES EduPack product, a set of teaching resources; Granta Materials Data for Simulation; Ansys Lumerical product, a photonics simulation software solution; safety-certified embedded software solutions; Discovery product family for use in the simulation of product design; academic product suite for research and teaching settings. ANSYS, Inc. was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.Read More… ANSYS Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks79th Percentile Overall ScoreANSS MarketRank™: ANSYS scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 202nd out of 652 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingANSYS has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Amount of Analyst CoverageANSYS has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about ANSYS's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth8.62% Earnings GrowthEarnings for ANSYS are expected to grow by 8.62% in the coming year, from $7.66 to $8.32 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of ANSYS is 52.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.73.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of ANSYS is 52.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 237.87.Price to Earnings Growth RatioANSYS has a PEG Ratio of 3.89. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioANSYS has a P/B Ratio of 5.45. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.26% of the float of ANSYS has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverANSYS has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in ANSYS has recently decreased by 17.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldANSYS does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthANSYS does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESG4.1 / 5Environmental Score-0.79 Percentage of Shares Shorted1.26% of the float of ANSYS has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverANSYS has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in ANSYS has recently decreased by 17.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media2.0 / 5News Sentiment0.67 News SentimentANSYS has a news sentiment score of 0.67. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Computer and Technology companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for ANSYS this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 3 people have searched for ANSS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows10 people have added ANSYS to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, ANSYS insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $47,669.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.46% of the stock of ANSYS is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions92.39% of the stock of ANSYS is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about ANSYS's insider trading history. Receive ANSS Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for ANSYS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address ANSS Stock News HeadlinesSemiconductor Giant Synopsys Slides 14% — Time to Take Notice (ANSS)Synopsys hasn't been a great investment in 2024. However, with long-term tailwinds in tact, that could change in 2025 and beyond.December 10, 2024 | marketbeat.comSemiconductor Giant Synopsys Slides 14% — Time to Take Notice (ANSS)Synopsys hasn't been a great investment in 2024. However, with long-term tailwinds in tact, that could change in 2025 and beyond.December 10, 2024 | marketbeat.comThis is the worst sign for the U.S. stock market in 50 yearsThe Dow recently posted its worst losing streak since 1974. And one of America's most accurate analysts now says this is just the beginning of a new crisis that could be worse than the COVID crash, the dot-com crash, and even the Great Depression. Introducing "The Dead Zone" December 22, 2024 | Stansberry Research (Ad)U.K. Merger Watchdog Open to Remedies as Synopsys’ Bid for Ansys Faces In-Depth ProbeDecember 20 at 3:59 PM | wsj.comSynopsys’ Bid for Ansys Faces In-Depth Probe in U.K.December 20 at 10:57 AM | msn.comIs ANSYS Stock Outperforming the Dow?December 20 at 10:57 AM | msn.comSynopsys' Proposed $35 Billion Acquisition of Ansys Could Reduce Competition, UK Regulator SaysDecember 20 at 10:57 AM | msn.comUK regulator says it could clear Synopsys' $35 bln Ansys acquisition if concerns are resolvedDecember 20 at 6:12 AM | reuters.comSee More Headlines ANSS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have ANSS shares performed this year? ANSYS's stock was trading at $362.88 at the start of the year. Since then, ANSS stock has decreased by 6.8% and is now trading at $338.38. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were ANSYS's earnings last quarter? ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 31st. The software maker reported $2.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.92 by $0.58. ANSYS's revenue for the quarter was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Does ANSYS have any subsidiaries? ANSYS subsidiaries include Motor Design Ltd, OnScale, Phoenix Integration, AGI, Analytical Graphics, Lumerical, Zemax, and more. Who are ANSYS's major shareholders? ANSYS's top institutional investors include State Street Corp (4.23%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.64%), Bamco Inc. NY (1.84%) and UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC (0.87%). Insiders that own company stock include Ajei Gopal, Shane Emswiler, Janet Lee, Barbara Vaughn Scherer, Glenda Dorchak and Maria T Shields. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of ANSYS? Shares of ANSS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of ANSYS own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that ANSYS investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), Verizon Communications (VZ) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/31/2024Today12/22/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorComputer and Technology Industry Prepackaged software Sub-IndustryApplication Software Current SymbolNASDAQ:ANSS CUSIP03662Q10 CIK1013462 Webwww.ansys.com Phone(844) 462-6797Fax724-514-9494Employees6,200Year Founded1970Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$342.50 High Stock Price Target$365.00 Low Stock Price Target$330.00 Potential Upside/Downside+1.2%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$6.48 Trailing P/E Ratio52.22 Forward P/E Ratio44.17 P/E Growth3.89Net Income$500.41 million Net Margins23.01% Pretax Margin27.70% Return on Equity12.64% Return on Assets9.55% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.13 Current Ratio3.11 Quick Ratio3.11 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.47 billion Price / Sales11.99 Cash Flow$8.44 per share Price / Cash Flow40.08 Book Value$62.05 per share Price / Book5.45Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares87,450,000Free Float87,048,000Market Cap$29.59 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.10 Social Links Metaverse Stocks And Why You Can't Ignore ThemThinking about investing in Meta, Roblox, or Unity? 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