Nomura Holdings Inc. Boosts Position in ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS)

Nomura Holdings Inc. boosted its position in shares of ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS - Free Report) by 39.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,132 shares of the software maker's stock after purchasing an additional 3,141 shares during the quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc.'s holdings in ANSYS were worth $3,755,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Ameliora Wealth Management Ltd. bought a new position in shares of ANSYS during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Quarry LP grew its holdings in ANSYS by 1,550.0% during the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 99 shares of the software maker's stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in ANSYS by 468.2% during the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 125 shares of the software maker's stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC bought a new position in ANSYS during the 4th quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda bought a new position in ANSYS during the 4th quarter worth about $43,000. 92.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

ANSYS Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of ANSS stock traded down $2.65 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $343.98. 771,102 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 494,535. ANSYS, Inc. has a 52-week low of $275.06 and a 52-week high of $363.03. The stock's fifty day moving average is $317.11 and its two-hundred day moving average is $332.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 3.01 and a quick ratio of 3.01. The stock has a market cap of $30.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.52, a P/E/G ratio of 3.48 and a beta of 1.21.

ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The software maker reported $1.64 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.75 by ($0.11). ANSYS had a return on equity of 12.69% and a net margin of 22.62%. The business had revenue of $504.89 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $516.81 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.39 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts predict that ANSYS, Inc. will post 8.32 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at ANSYS

In other ANSYS news, Director Glenda Dorchak sold 200 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.01, for a total transaction of $60,002.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 3,230 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $969,032.30. The trade was a 5.83% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com cut shares of ANSYS from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Rosenblatt Securities increased their target price on shares of ANSYS from $335.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, February 21st.

ANSYS Profile

ANSYS, Inc develops and markets engineering simulation software and services for engineers, designers, researchers, and students in the United States, Japan, Germany, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It offers structural analysis product suite that provides simulation tools for product design and optimization; the Ansys Mechanical product, an element analysis software; LS-DYNA solver for multiphysics simulation; and power analysis and optimization software suite.