ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS) Shares Acquired by IFM Investors Pty Ltd

IFM Investors Pty Ltd increased its stake in shares of ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS - Free Report) by 11.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 18,003 shares of the software maker's stock after purchasing an additional 1,812 shares during the quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd's holdings in ANSYS were worth $5,736,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. GF Fund Management CO. LTD. increased its position in ANSYS by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. GF Fund Management CO. LTD. now owns 16,835 shares of the software maker's stock worth $5,329,000 after purchasing an additional 261 shares in the last quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC increased its position in ANSYS by 47.1% during the 1st quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC now owns 125,000 shares of the software maker's stock worth $39,570,000 after purchasing an additional 40,000 shares in the last quarter. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. increased its position in ANSYS by 27.1% during the 1st quarter. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 14,647 shares of the software maker's stock worth $4,637,000 after purchasing an additional 3,120 shares in the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its position in ANSYS by 1,462.8% during the 1st quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 12,784 shares of the software maker's stock worth $4,047,000 after purchasing an additional 11,966 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cannon Global Investment Management LLC increased its position in ANSYS by 37.5% during the 1st quarter. Cannon Global Investment Management LLC now owns 5,500 shares of the software maker's stock worth $1,741,000 after purchasing an additional 1,500 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.39% of the company's stock.

ANSYS Trading Down 0.6%

NASDAQ:ANSS traded down $2.36 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $365.12. The company's stock had a trading volume of 78,165 shares, compared to its average volume of 520,373. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $339.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $332.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 3.66 and a quick ratio of 3.66. ANSYS, Inc. has a twelve month low of $275.06 and a twelve month high of $368.00. The stock has a market cap of $32.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.15, a P/E/G ratio of 3.78 and a beta of 1.19.

ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The software maker reported $1.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.75 by ($0.11). ANSYS had a return on equity of 12.38% and a net margin of 22.95%. 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 posted $1.39 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, 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 firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.01, for a total value of $60,002.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 3,230 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $969,032.30. This trade represents a 5.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Wall Street Zen cut ANSYS from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th.

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.