120,000 Shares in ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS) Bought by Caxton Associates LP

Caxton Associates LP bought a new position in shares of ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 120,000 shares of the software maker's stock, valued at approximately $40,480,000. ANSYS makes up 1.3% of Caxton Associates LP's holdings, making the stock its 14th largest position. Caxton Associates LP owned about 0.14% of ANSYS at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Ameliora Wealth Management Ltd. acquired a new stake in ANSYS in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Quarry LP lifted its stake in shares of ANSYS by 1,550.0% in the fourth quarter. Quarry LP now owns 99 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in ANSYS by 468.2% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 125 shares of the software maker's stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC acquired a new position in ANSYS during the fourth quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda purchased a new position in ANSYS in the fourth quarter valued at about $43,000. 92.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other ANSYS news, Director Glenda Dorchak sold 200 shares of ANSYS stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.01, for a total value of $60,002.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly 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 legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ANSS has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price target on ANSYS from $335.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. StockNews.com lowered ANSYS from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday.

ANSYS Price Performance

Shares of ANSS traded down $0.67 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $333.78. 368,213 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 486,838. The company has a quick ratio of 3.01, a current ratio of 3.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. ANSYS, Inc. has a 52-week low of $275.06 and a 52-week high of $363.03. The company has a market cap of $29.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.96, a PEG ratio of 3.48 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $314.85 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $331.65.

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

ANSYS Company 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.