Q1 EPS Estimates for Autodesk Lifted by Griffin Securities

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) – Research analysts at Griffin Securities increased their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Autodesk in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 27th. Griffin Securities analyst J. Vleeschhouwer now forecasts that the software company will post earnings per share of $1.55 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 announced its quarterly earnings data 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 business 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 business posted $1.33 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Autodesk from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, August 30th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Autodesk from $320.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Autodesk from $320.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on shares of Autodesk from $257.00 to $311.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, Berenberg Bank boosted their price target on shares of Autodesk from $286.00 to $299.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, August 30th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $315.10.

Autodesk Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ADSK opened at $291.90 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. Autodesk has a 12 month low of $195.32 and a 12 month high of $326.62. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $289.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $258.15. The stock has a market cap of $62.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.92, a PEG ratio of 3.73 and a beta of 1.47.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Stephen W. Hope sold 286 shares of Autodesk stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Mary T. Mcdowell sold 550 shares of Autodesk stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $265.50, for a total transaction of $146,025.00. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,936 shares of company stock valued at $549,333. 0.14% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Autodesk

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ADSK. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in Autodesk by 163.4% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 61,574 shares of the software company’s stock worth $16,035,000 after purchasing an additional 38,196 shares in the last quarter. DNB Asset Management AS increased its holdings in shares of Autodesk by 7.4% in the 2nd quarter. DNB Asset Management AS now owns 35,832 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $8,867,000 after acquiring an additional 2,458 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. increased its holdings in shares of Autodesk by 18.3% in the 2nd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 2,214 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $577,000 after acquiring an additional 342 shares during the period. First Bank & Trust increased its holdings in shares of Autodesk by 15.7% in the 2nd quarter. First Bank & Trust now owns 7,870 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $1,947,000 after acquiring an additional 1,065 shares during the period. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Autodesk by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 3,148 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $779,000 after acquiring an additional 144 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.