Quantbot Technologies LP Acquires 8,735 Shares of Autodesk, Inc. $ADSK

Quantbot Technologies LP increased its holdings in shares of Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) by 51.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 25,741 shares of the software company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,735 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP’s holdings in Autodesk were worth $8,177,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Autodesk by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,414,239 shares of the software company’s stock worth $6,802,661,000 after buying an additional 450,724 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Autodesk by 1.8% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,086,995 shares of the software company’s stock worth $3,122,631,000 after purchasing an additional 174,247 shares during the period. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P increased its stake in Autodesk by 1.5% in the second quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 5,831,447 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $1,805,241,000 after purchasing an additional 88,066 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Autodesk by 15.1% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,606,264 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $1,730,415,000 after purchasing an additional 734,449 shares during the period. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its position in shares of Autodesk by 18.9% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 3,544,520 shares of the software company’s stock worth $1,125,988,000 after purchasing an additional 564,136 shares in the last quarter. 90.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Autodesk

Here are the key news stories impacting Autodesk this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and stronger guidance — Autodesk posted fiscal Q4 revenue of ~$1.96B (up ~19% Y/Y) and non‑GAAP EPS of $2.85, both above Street estimates; it also set FY2027 EPS and revenue guidance well ahead of consensus, which supports higher forward earnings expectations. AUTODESK, INC. ANNOUNCES FISCAL 2026 FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS
• Positive Sentiment: Billings, cash flow and demand signs — Management highlighted $2.8B in billings (+33% Y/Y) and strong free cash flow (Q4 FCF ~$972M; FY2027 FCF guide ~$2.7–2.8B), indicating durable demand and improving operating leverage. These metrics underpin revenue visibility and margin durability. Autodesk shares jump as Q4 results beat expectations and FY2027 outlook comes in strong
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts praise results and lift ratings/targets — Multiple firms reiterated Buy/Outperform ratings and raised targets after the print (examples: Barclays, Wolfe, JPMorgan increased targets/overweight calls), which supports continued upside from sell‑side momentum. Benzinga coverage of analyst actions
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed but still constructive analyst moves — Some shops trimmed price targets (DA Davidson, BTIG, RBC, Wells Fargo) while maintaining Buy/Outperform stances; overall street median targets remain well above the current price, leaving analyst bias positive but range‑wide. MarketScreener analyst target changes
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor events coming — Autodesk will present at investor conferences (Morgan Stanley TMT, etc.) next week; additional management commentary could further move sentiment but is not yet priced in. Autodesk to present at upcoming investor conferences
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data noisy/insignificant — Recent short‑interest reports show odd/zero values and effectively no short‑ratio signal; this item is not a clear driver of today’s move.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling — Public filings and data show several insiders have sold shares over the past six months (no insider buys reported in that window), which can be seen as a mild negative signal for some investors. QuiverQuant insider activity summary

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Loop Capital dropped their price target on Autodesk from $320.00 to $250.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $375.00 target price on Autodesk in a report on Friday, January 9th. BTIG Research reduced their price target on shares of Autodesk from $365.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of Autodesk from $382.00 to $315.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Autodesk from $367.00 to $377.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Autodesk presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $344.93.

Autodesk Price Performance

ADSK opened at $245.87 on Friday. Autodesk, Inc. has a 1 year low of $215.01 and a 1 year high of $329.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The company has a market capitalization of $52.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.45. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $261.03 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $289.87.

Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The software company reported $2.85 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.64 by $0.21. Autodesk had a net margin of 15.60% and a return on equity of 54.99%. The company had revenue of $1.96 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.91 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.29 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 19.4% on a year-over-year basis. Autodesk has set its FY 2027 guidance at 12.290-12.560 EPS and its Q1 2027 guidance at 2.820-2.860 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Autodesk, Inc. will post 5.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Autodesk

Autodesk, Inc (NASDAQ: ADSK) is a software company that develops design and creation tools for the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC), manufacturing, and media and entertainment industries. Headquartered in San Rafael, California, the company was founded in 1982 and is best known for pioneering CAD (computer-aided design) software. Autodesk sells products and services to a global customer base, including architects, engineers, contractors, product designers, and content creators.

The company’s product portfolio includes industry-standard design and modeling applications such as AutoCAD, Revit, Inventor, Fusion 360, Maya and 3ds Max, as well as cloud-based collaboration and project management platforms like BIM 360 and Autodesk Construction Cloud.