<div id="readability-page-1"><p><span>Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK - Get Free Report)</span>'s stock had its &#34;outperform&#34; rating restated by equities research analysts at Royal Bank of Canada in a report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $345.00 target price on the software company's stock, up from their prior target price of $313.03. Royal Bank of Canada's price target suggests a potential upside of 17.76% from the company's current price.</p><ul><li>Autodesk Designs Value for Investors: Uptrend Set to Continue</li></ul><p>Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group increased their price target on Autodesk from $350.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Macquarie  restated an &#34;outperform&#34; rating and issued a $360.00 target price on shares of Autodesk in a report on Friday, February 28th. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on Autodesk from $323.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an &#34;overweight&#34; rating in a research report on Friday. Bank of America lifted their target price on Autodesk from $325.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock a &#34;neutral&#34; rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Autodesk from $330.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock an &#34;overweight&#34; rating in a research report on Friday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued  a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and a consensus price target of $334.23.</p><p><b>View Our Latest Report on ADSK</b></p><h2>Autodesk Trading Down 0.7%</h2><ul><li>Autodesk Named a “Top Pick” by Morgan Stanley—Is It Time to Buy?</li></ul><p>Shares of Autodesk stock traded down $2.02 during trading on Friday, hitting $292.98. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,091,966 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,630,988. The stock has a market cap of $62.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 1.47. Autodesk has a 52 week low of $195.32 and a 52 week high of $326.62. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $270.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $286.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.65. </p><h2>Insider Activity at Autodesk</h2><p>In related news, CAO Stephen W. Hope sold 2,452 shares of Autodesk stock in a transaction on Friday, March 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $267.29, for a total transaction of $655,395.08. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 3,003 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $802,671.87. This trade represents a 44.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director John T. Cahill bought 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, March 21st. The stock was acquired at an average price of $267.10 per share, for a total transaction of $534,200.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 2,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $534,200. The trade was a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 0.15% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders. </p><h2>Institutional Inflows and Outflows</h2><ul><li>Don’t Overlook Unity: Why This Stock Could Be Ready to Soar</li></ul><p>A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in  Autodesk by 406.8% in the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,875,320 shares of the software company's stock worth $849,858,000 after purchasing an additional 2,307,960 shares in the last quarter.  Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of  Autodesk in the fourth quarter worth approximately $632,566,000.  Farallon Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of  Autodesk during the 4th quarter valued at $544,381,000.  GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in  Autodesk by 27,505.2% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,470,531 shares of the software company's stock valued at $384,985,000 after acquiring an additional 1,465,204 shares during the period.  Finally, Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of  Autodesk in the first quarter worth approximately $278,383,000. 90.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors. </p><h2>Autodesk Company Profile</h2> (Get Free Report)<p>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.</p><h2>Featured Articles</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Autodesk</li><li>The 3 Best Retail Stocks to Shop for in August</li><li>Williams-Sonoma: A Fundamentally Good Buy On Sale Now</li><li>How to trade using analyst ratings</li><li>Advance Auto Parts Jumps on Surprise Earnings Beat</li><li>What is the S&amp;P/TSX Index?</li><li>DraftKings' March Madness Miss: Wall Street Sees +50% Upside</li></ul><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/RatingsAndPriceTargetChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5BU0RBUSZTeW1ib2w9QURTSw?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="650" height="330" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/RatingsAndPriceTargetChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5BU0RBUSZTeW1ib2w9QURTSw"/></p><p><em>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate reporting. This story was reviewed by MarketBeat's editorial team prior to publication. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.</em></p><h2>Should You Invest $1,000 in Autodesk Right Now?</h2><p>Before you consider Autodesk, you'll want to hear this.</p><p>MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Autodesk wasn't on the list.</p><p>While Autodesk currently has a Moderate Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.</p><p>View The Five Stocks Here</p>                  </div>

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<p>Royal Bank of Canada has reiterated its "outperform" rating for Autodesk (ADSK) and raised the price target from $313.03 to $345.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.76%. Other analysts have also increased their price targets, with UBS raising theirs to $370.00 and Macquarie to $360.00. Autodesk's stock recently traded down 0.7% to $292.98, with a market cap of $62.68 billion. Institutional investors have significantly increased their holdings in the company, which specializes in 3D design and engineering solutions.</p>

Autodesk's (ADSK) Outperform Rating Reiterated at Royal Bank of Canada