Griffin Securities Expects Increased Earnings for Autodesk

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) – Stock analysts at Griffin Securities upped their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Autodesk in a report released on Wednesday, November 27th. Griffin Securities analyst J. Vleeschhouwer now expects that the software company will post earnings of $1.55 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.50. The consensus estimate for Autodesk’s current full-year earnings is $5.79 per share. Griffin Securities also issued estimates for Autodesk’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.94 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS.

Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 26th. The software company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.12 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $1.57 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.56 billion. Autodesk had a return on equity of 53.87% and a net margin of 18.30%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.33 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on ADSK. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on shares of Autodesk from $320.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. DA Davidson assumed coverage on Autodesk in a research report on Friday, September 27th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $260.00 price objective for the company. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Autodesk from $320.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Autodesk from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $225.00 to $295.00 in a research note on Tuesday, September 3rd. Finally, HSBC downgraded shares of Autodesk from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $290.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Friday. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $316.68.

Autodesk Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ADSK opened at $296.65 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.64. The firm has a market cap of $63.78 billion, a PE ratio of 58.86, a P/E/G ratio of 3.73 and a beta of 1.47. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $289.93 and a 200-day simple moving average of $258.15. Autodesk has a 1-year low of $195.32 and a 1-year high of $326.62.

Insider Transactions at Autodesk

In other Autodesk news, CAO Stephen W. Hope sold 286 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $274.84, for a total value of $78,604.24. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 4,879 shares in the company, valued at $1,340,944.36. The trade was a 5.54 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Mary T. Mcdowell sold 550 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $265.50, for a total value of $146,025.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 31,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,323,159.50. This represents a 1.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 1,936 shares of company stock valued at $549,333 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Jag Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Autodesk in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $13,861,000. LMR Partners LLP acquired a new stake in Autodesk in the third quarter valued at $12,643,000. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its stake in Autodesk by 8.7% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 913,516 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $248,385,000 after acquiring an additional 73,363 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in Autodesk by 163.4% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 61,574 shares of the software company’s stock worth $16,035,000 after acquiring an additional 38,196 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Forsta AP Fonden increased its position in shares of Autodesk by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. Forsta AP Fonden now owns 51,600 shares of the software company’s stock worth $14,215,000 after purchasing an additional 3,800 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.