Griffin Securities Forecasts Stronger Earnings for Autodesk

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) – Analysts at Griffin Securities raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Autodesk in a report issued 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 previous estimate of $1.50. The consensus estimate for Autodesk’s current full-year earnings is $5.75 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.

ADSK has been the topic of several other research reports. KeyCorp lifted their target price on Autodesk from $325.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Bank of America lifted their target price on Autodesk from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 30th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Autodesk from $287.00 to $308.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Hsbc Global Res cut Autodesk from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Autodesk from $320.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Autodesk currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $316.68.

Autodesk Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ADSK opened at $298.96 on Monday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $291.08 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $259.23. The firm has a market cap of $64.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.50 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.65. Autodesk has a fifty-two week low of $195.32 and a fifty-two week high of $326.62.

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

Institutional Trading of Autodesk

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ADSK. Olistico Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Autodesk in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Pacifica Partners Inc. increased its holdings in Autodesk by 83.3% during the 2nd quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 110 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Livelsberger Financial Advisory acquired a new stake in Autodesk during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Concord Wealth Partners acquired a new stake in Autodesk during the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Transcendent Capital Group LLC bought a new position in Autodesk in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Institutional investors own 90.24% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Autodesk

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