Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK – Free Report) – Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Autodesk in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 22nd. DA Davidson analyst G. Luria forecasts that the software company will post earnings of $1.68 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Autodesk’s current full-year earnings is $5.76 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Autodesk’s FY2026 earnings at $6.72 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.14 EPS.
ADSK has been the subject of several other reports. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Autodesk from $357.00 to $361.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 27th. Citigroup lifted their price target on Autodesk from $374.00 to $376.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 27th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Autodesk from $310.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $360.00 price target (up from $345.00) on shares of Autodesk in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. Finally, Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $350.00 price target (up from $300.00) on shares of Autodesk in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $342.61.
Autodesk Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ ADSK opened at $303.28 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $64.90 billion, a PE ratio of 64.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 1.44. Autodesk has a fifty-two week low of $223.03 and a fifty-two week high of $326.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 0.65. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $299.29 and a 200-day moving average of $285.83.
Insider Buying and Selling at Autodesk
In other news, EVP Rebecca Pearce sold 3,251 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.00, for a total value of $1,024,065.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 19,440 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,123,600. The trade was a 14.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Over the last three months, insiders sold 9,391 shares of company stock valued at $2,909,885. Insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Autodesk
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Spire Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of Autodesk by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 2,075 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $543,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Autodesk in the 1st quarter valued at about $324,000. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Autodesk by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 13,617 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $3,565,000 after acquiring an additional 229 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Autodesk by 27.4% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 42,826 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $11,212,000 after acquiring an additional 9,222 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Autodesk by 5.4% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,617 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $1,471,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. 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.
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