ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS) Shares Bought by Vontobel Holding Ltd.

Vontobel Holding Ltd. boosted its position in shares of ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS - Free Report) by 33.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 307,035 shares of the software maker's stock after purchasing an additional 76,536 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. owned approximately 0.35% of ANSYS worth $97,195,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Alpine Associates Management Inc. increased its position in shares of ANSYS by 8.2% during the 4th quarter. Alpine Associates Management Inc. now owns 443,583 shares of the software maker's stock worth $149,634,000 after purchasing an additional 33,600 shares during the last quarter. North Star Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in ANSYS by 25.7% during the fourth quarter. North Star Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,579 shares of the software maker's stock worth $1,882,000 after buying an additional 1,139 shares during the period. Magnetar Financial LLC increased its position in shares of ANSYS by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Magnetar Financial LLC now owns 219,625 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $74,086,000 after acquiring an additional 1,824 shares during the last quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC raised its stake in shares of ANSYS by 46.3% in the 4th quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 8,288 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $2,796,000 after acquiring an additional 2,621 shares during the period. Finally, Prudential PLC raised its stake in shares of ANSYS by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 37,833 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $12,762,000 after acquiring an additional 2,122 shares during the period. 92.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Glenda Dorchak sold 200 shares of ANSYS 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 3,230 shares in the company, 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 SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

ANSYS Trading Up 0.5%

NASDAQ:ANSS traded up $1.92 on Tuesday, reaching $353.14. 735,015 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 517,988. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.57 and a beta of 1.19. ANSYS, Inc. has a 52-week low of $275.06 and a 52-week high of $363.03. The company has a quick ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 3.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The business has a fifty day moving average of $335.32 and a 200-day moving average of $331.84.

ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The software maker reported $1.64 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.75 by ($0.11). The business had revenue of $504.89 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $516.81 million. ANSYS had a return on equity of 12.38% and a net margin of 22.95%. ANSYS's quarterly revenue was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.39 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that ANSYS, Inc. will post 8.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Wall Street Zen lowered 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.