Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK – Get Free Report) COO Steven M. Blum sold 17,344 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 approximately $4,616,730. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.
Autodesk Trading Down 0.2 %
Shares of NASDAQ ADSK traded down $0.57 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $257.83. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,026,521 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,659,734. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 0.69. The stock has a market cap of $55.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.95, a P/E/G ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 1.48. Autodesk, Inc. has a 12 month low of $192.01 and a 12 month high of $279.53. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $246.36 and a 200-day simple moving average of $239.07.
Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 29th. The software company reported $2.15 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.15. Autodesk had a net margin of 18.21% and a return on equity of 64.61%. The business had revenue of $1.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.48 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.12 earnings per share. Autodesk’s quarterly revenue was up 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts anticipate that Autodesk, Inc. will post 5.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research firms recently commented on ADSK. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on Autodesk from $254.00 to $287.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Autodesk from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their target price for the company from $225.00 to $295.00 in a research note on Tuesday. Citigroup increased their target price on Autodesk from $316.00 to $325.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $305.00 price objective on shares of Autodesk in a research note on Monday, August 26th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities raised their price objective on Autodesk from $290.00 to $295.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $292.17.
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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.
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