Ansys Company Profile (NASDAQ:ANSS)

About Ansys

ANSYS, Inc. develops and markets engineering simulation software and services used by engineers, designers and students across industries and academia, including aerospace and defense, automotive, industrial equipment, electronics, biomedical, energy, materials and chemical processing, and semiconductors. The Company distributes its ANSYS suite of simulation technologies through a network of independent resellers and distributors, channel partners and direct sales offices across the world. The Company's product portfolio consists of ANSYS Workbench, Structures, Fluids, Electronics, Multiphysics, Embedded Software, Systems, 3-D Direct Modeling and Academic. ANSYS Workbench is the framework upon which the Company's suite of engineering simulation technologies is built. Its fluids product suite enables modeling of fluid flow and other related physical phenomena. Its electronics product suite provides field simulation software for designing electronic and electromechanical products.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Computer and Technology
Industry: Application Software
Sub-Industry: Application Software
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: ANSS
CUSIP: 03662Q10

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $91.42
50 Day Moving Average: $95.20
200 Day Moving Average: $90.42
52-Week Range: $80.51 - $98.99
Trailing P/E Ratio: 31.81
Foreward P/E Ratio: 23.49
P/E Growth: 2.55
Market Cap: $7.99B
Outstanding Shares: 87,218,000
Beta: 1.01

Profitability:

Net Margins: 27.06%
Return on Equity: 13.33%
Return on Assets: 10.81%

Debt:

Current Ratio: 2.37%
Quick Ratio: 2.37%

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Consensus Ratings for Ansys (NASDAQ:ANSS) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	6 Hold Ratings, 3 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.33)
Consensus Price Target:	$90.71 (1.23% downside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Ansys (NASDAQ:ANSS)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/16/2016	Evercore ISI	Reiterated Rating	Buy
8/31/2016	Wedbush	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$88.00
8/5/2016	Barclays PLC	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$86.00 -> $94.00
6/4/2016	KeyCorp	Reiterated Rating	Hold
5/26/2016	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$90.00
5/8/2016	Robert W. Baird	Reiterated Rating	Buy
3/15/2016	Berenberg Bank	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$94.00
2/9/2016	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group	Initiated Coverage	Overweight	$98.00
2/8/2016	Royal Bank Of Canada	Lower Price Target		$90.00 -> $81.00
10/8/2015	Pacific Crest	Initiated Coverage	Equal Weight
9/8/2015	William Blair	Reiterated Rating	Outperform
8/6/2015	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$85.00 -> $100.00
2/27/2015	Benchmark Co.	Downgrade	Hold	$78.00

(Data available from 9/28/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Ansys (NASDAQ:ANSS)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
11/3/2016
8/4/2016	Q216	$0.88	$0.93	$244.84 million	$246.10 million	View	N/A
5/5/2016	Q116	$0.76	$0.77	$228.51 million	$225.90 million	View	N/A
2/25/2016	Q415	$0.88	$0.91	$257.71 million	$261.60 million	View	Listen
11/5/2015	Q315	$0.87	$0.90	$238.08 million	$237.80 million	View	N/A
8/5/2015	Q215	$0.82	$0.85	$234.72 million	$235.50 million	View	N/A
5/6/2015	Q115	$0.77	$0.77	$222.19 million	$217.80 million	View	N/A
2/26/2015	Q414	$0.81	$0.92	$250.32 million	$254.40 million	View	N/A
11/5/2014	Q314	$0.83	$0.89	$236.93 million	$234.00 million	View	N/A
8/5/2014	Q214	$0.80	$0.86	$238.72 million	$232.40 million	View	N/A
5/1/2014	Q114	$0.76	$0.76	$217.25 million	$215.30 million	View	N/A
2/27/2014	Q413	($0.24)	$0.96	$237.84 million	$236.00 million	View	N/A
11/7/2013	Q313	$0.75	$0.77	$214.78 million	$212.70 million	View	N/A
8/1/2013	Q2 2013	$0.71	$0.77	$208.73 million	$216.20 million	View	N/A
5/2/2013	Q1 2013	$0.69	$0.71	$204.26 million	$199.50 million	View	N/A
2/28/2013	Q4 2012	$0.74	$0.79	$219.31 million	$224.50 million	View	N/A
11/1/2012	Q312	$0.69	$0.74	$201.50 million	$196.90 million	View	N/A
8/2/2012		$0.67	$0.72			View	N/A
5/3/2012		$0.65	$0.66			View	N/A
2/23/2012		$0.70	$0.73			View	N/A
11/3/2011		$0.61	$0.66			View	N/A
8/4/2011		$0.56	$0.96			View	N/A
5/5/2011		$0.55	$0.57			View	N/A
2/24/2011		$0.59	$0.65			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Ansys (NASDAQ:ANSS)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $3.62 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $3.91 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	2	$0.70	$0.76	$0.73
Q2 2016	1	$0.84	$0.84	$0.84
Q3 2016	1	$0.87	$0.87	$0.87
Q4 2016	1	$0.93	$0.93	$0.93

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Dividend History for Ansys (NASDAQ:ANSS)
No dividend announcements for this company have been tracked by MarketBeat.com

Insider Trading History for Ansys (NASDAQ:ANSS)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.72%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 97.28%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
6/17/2016	Maria T. Shields	CFO	Sell	35,000	$88.00	$3,080,000.00
3/3/2016	Debra A. Burk	VP	Sell	13,882	$86.00	$1,193,852.00
2/29/2016	Robert Andrew Kocis	VP	Buy	1,250	$83.80	$104,750.00
2/19/2016	James E. Cashman III	CEO	Sell	25,000	$0.35	$8,750.00
11/7/2014	Joshua Fredberg	VP	Sell	6,305	$78.17	$492,861.85
11/6/2014	Walid Abu-Hadba	Insider	Buy	1,400	$77.96	$109,144.00
8/22/2014	Robert Andrew Kocis	VP	Buy	1,200	$82.61	$99,132.00
8/8/2014	Patrick J Zilvitis	Director	Sell	2,000	$78.58	$157,160.00
8/6/2014	Andrew T Yang	VP	Sell	9,260	$78.73	$729,039.80
8/6/2014	Patrick J Zilvitis	Director	Sell	1,000	$78.00	$78,000.00
5/19/2014	Joshua Fredberg	VP	Sell	3,500	$75.00	$262,500.00
5/16/2014	Joshua Fredberg	VP	Sell	2,880	$73.62	$212,025.60
5/7/2014	Bradford Morley	Director	Sell	6,000	$75.00	$450,000.00
5/6/2014	Joseph Fairbanks, Jr.	VP	Sell	40,000	$75.00	$3,000,000.00
3/6/2014	Shane Emswiler	VP	Sell	6,592	$83.52	$550,563.84
12/9/2013	Brian Christopher Drew	VP	Sell	6,875	$85.65	$588,843.75
9/11/2013	Shane Emswiler	VP	Sell	2,911	$88.25	$256,895.75
7/24/2013	Sheila S Dinardo	VP	Sell	20,000	$80.00	$1,600,000.00
7/11/2013	Sheila S Dinardo	VP	Sell	20,000	$78.00	$1,560,000.00
6/17/2013	Maria T Shields	CFO	Sell	36,000	$75.00	$2,700,000.00
12/4/2012	James E Cashman III	CEO	Sell	36,014	$2.82	$101,559.48

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Ansys (NASDAQ:ANSS)

Date	Headline
	PTC Inc. (PTC) Now Covered by Analysts at Evercore ISI (NASDAQ:ANSS) magseriesusa.net - September 17 at 8:19 AM
	ANSYS : Helps Startup Companies Create Tomorrow's Products (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.4-traders.com - September 15 at 8:39 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to ANSYS, Inc. : September 14, 2016 (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.capitalcube.com - September 14 at 3:31 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to ANSYS, Inc. : September 14, 2016 (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.capitalcube.com - September 14 at 3:31 PM
	ANSYS Helps Startup Companies Create Tomorrow's Products (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.publicnow.com - September 14 at 8:05 AM
	ANSYS, Inc. – Value Analysis (NASDAQ:ANSS) : September 13, 2016 (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.capitalcube.com - September 13 at 3:31 PM
	ANSYS, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : ANSS-US : September 12, 2016 (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.capitalcube.com - September 12 at 3:30 PM
	Price Target For ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS) Set At $94 By Research Analysts (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.realistinvestor.com - September 2 at 3:31 PM
	Ansys: Are The Current Multiples Justified? (NASDAQ:ANSS) seekingalpha.com - August 31 at 8:18 AM
	How the Caterpillar Uses Engineering Simulation Software (NASDAQ:ANSS) electronicsforu.com - August 30 at 11:23 AM
	ANSYS (ANSS) Announces CEO Succession Plan (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.streetinsider.com - August 30 at 11:23 AM
	4:18 pm ANSYS discloses leadership succession plan, CEO James E. Cashman to transition to Chairman January 1 (NASDAQ:ANSS) finance.yahoo.com - August 29 at 9:09 PM
	ANSYS Announces Leadership Succession Plan (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.publicnow.com - August 29 at 9:09 PM
	Ansys names new CEO in transition plan (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.bizjournals.com - August 29 at 9:09 PM
	ANSYS INC Files SEC form 8-K, Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Financial Statements and Exhibits (NASDAQ:ANSS) biz.yahoo.com - August 29 at 9:09 PM
	Kerrisdale Capital Betting On A Turnaround With 5 New Tech Positions (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.insidermonkey.com - August 22 at 3:33 PM
	Here’s The Growth Forecast For ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS) (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.realistinvestor.com - August 21 at 8:16 AM
	ANSYS, Inc. (ANSS) Position Decreased by Norges Bank (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.fidaily.com - August 12 at 3:42 PM
	Ansys Reaches Analyst Target Price (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.nasdaq.com - August 11 at 12:44 PM
	Caterpillar To Deploy ANSYS Engineering Simulation Software program. South Carolina SC (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.southcarolinasc.com - August 10 at 3:51 PM
	ANSYS INC Financials (NASDAQ:ANSS) finance.yahoo.com - August 10 at 3:51 PM
	Caterpillar To Deploy ANSYS Engineering Simulation Software (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.publicnow.com - August 10 at 10:17 AM
	ETF’s with exposure to ANSYS, Inc. : August 9, 2016 (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.capitalcube.com - August 9 at 4:35 PM
	ANSYS, Inc. :ANSS-US: Earnings Analysis: Q2, 2016 By the Numbers : August 8, 2016 (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.capitalcube.com - August 8 at 3:33 PM
	Ansys Inc Profit Climbs 6% In Q2 (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.rttnews.com - August 5 at 3:32 PM
	ANSYS, Inc. Reports Q2 2016 Financial Results Highlighting Solid Revenue, Margin and EPS Performance (NASDAQ:ANSS) globenewswire.com - August 5 at 3:32 PM
	Edited Transcript of ANSS earnings conference call or presentation 4-Aug-16 2:30pm GMT (NASDAQ:ANSS) finance.yahoo.com - August 5 at 11:55 AM
	ANSYS INC Files SEC form 8-K, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits (NASDAQ:ANSS) biz.yahoo.com - August 4 at 9:16 PM
	ANSYS, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : ANSS-US : August 3, 2016 (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.capitalcube.com - August 3 at 12:03 PM
	Ansys Larger Than S&P 500 Component Darden Restaurants (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.marketnewsvideo.com - July 29 at 8:59 PM
	ANSYS Inc. (ANSS) is Trading Lower on Unusual Volume for July 20 (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.equities.com - July 21 at 9:06 PM
	ANSYS : Intel Custom Foundry certifies ANSYS simulation tools for next-generation 10nm tri-gate process (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.4-traders.com - July 19 at 3:30 PM
	Intel Custom Foundry certifies ANSYS simulation tools for next-generation 10nm tri-gate process (NASDAQ:ANSS) finance.yahoo.com - July 19 at 7:10 AM
	ANSYS to Release Second Quarter 2016 Earnings on August 4, 2016 (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.publicnow.com - July 13 at 10:48 AM
	ANSYS (ANSS) Showing Support Near $84.78 (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.marketintelligencecenter.com - June 29 at 11:43 AM
	How These Application Software's Stocks are Performing? - Intuit, NQ Mobile, Ansys, and Five9 (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.prnewswire.com - June 27 at 3:50 PM
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	ANSYS Honored As 2016 Confirmit Ace Awards Judges' Choice Winner (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.publicnow.com - June 23 at 7:29 AM
	ANSYS, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : ANSS-US : June 21, 2016 (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.capitalcube.com - June 21 at 8:13 AM
	ANSYS (ANSS) Showing Bearish Technicals With Resistance At $88.73 (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.marketintelligencecenter.com - June 17 at 11:27 AM
	Pitt, Ansys unveil additive manufacturing lab (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.bizjournals.com - June 15 at 8:06 AM
	The University of Pittsburgh and ANSYS develop new computing tools to push the boundaries of additive manufacturing (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.publicnow.com - June 15 at 7:29 AM
	ANSYS to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.publicnow.com - June 7 at 7:18 AM
	ANSYS, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : ANSS-US : June 6, 2016 (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.capitalcube.com - June 6 at 8:18 AM
	ANSYS and Carnegie Mellon University partner to drive the next industrial revolution (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.eurekalert.org - June 4 at 11:57 AM
	ANSYS and Carnegie Mellon University Partner to Drive the Next Industrial Revolution in Making Physical Products (NASDAQ:ANSS) finance.yahoo.com - June 2 at 9:00 AM
	ANSYS, Inc. to Webcast 2016 Investor Day (NASDAQ:ANSS) www.publicnow.com - May 31 at 7:32 AM
	ANSYS INC Files SEC form 8-K, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders (NASDAQ:ANSS) biz.yahoo.com - May 26 at 5:15 PM
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