NASDAQ:ANSSANSYS Stock Price, Forecast & News

ANSYS's stock was trading at $217.73 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, ANSS stock has increased by 38.5% and is now trading at $301.65. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for ANSYS in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for ANSYS.

ANSYS is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August 3rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for ANSYS.

ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 6th. The software maker reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.80 by $0.03. The software maker had revenue of $308.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $309.20 million. ANSYS had a net margin of 27.34% and a return on equity of 13.73%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.29 EPS. View ANSYS's earnings history.

ANSYS updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 6th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $5.61-$6.23 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $6.26. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.555-$1.630 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.63 billion.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for ANSYS's shares. Their forecasts range from $200.00 to $308.00. On average, they expect ANSYS's stock price to reach $258.44 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 14.3%. View analysts' price targets for ANSYS.

Media headlines about ANSS stock have trended somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. ANSYS earned a news sentiment score of -1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the software maker a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about ANSYS.

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ANSYS trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ANSS."

ANSYS's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Riverbridge Partners LLC (0.53%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.18%), Capital Investment Services of America Inc. (0.10%), Carnegie Capital Asset Management LLC (0.07%), Robecosam AG (0.06%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%). Company insiders that own ANSYS stock include Ajei Gopal, Alec D Gallimore, Barbara Vaughn Scherer, James E Cashman III, Janet Lee, Maria T Shields, Matthew C Zack, Michael Thurk, Nicole Anasenes, Richard S Mahoney, Shane Emswiler and William R Mcdermott. View institutional ownership trends for ANSYS.

ANSS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Patton Fund Management Inc., Capital Investment Services of America Inc., TrimTabs Asset Management LLC, and Webster Bank N. A.. Company insiders that have sold ANSYS company stock in the last year include Janet Lee, Maria T Shields, Matthew C Zack, Nicole Anasenes, Richard S Mahoney, and Shane Emswiler. View insider buying and selling activity for ANSYS.

ANSS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Riverbridge Partners LLC, Bright Rock Capital Management LLC, Paragon Advisors LLC, Robecosam AG, Private Trust Co. NA, Contravisory Investment Management Inc., and Fulton Bank N. A.. View insider buying and selling activity for ANSYS.

Shares of ANSS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of ANSS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $301.65.

ANSYS has a market capitalization of $25.82 billion and generates $1.52 billion in revenue each year. The software maker earns $451.30 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.51 on an earnings per share basis. ANSYS employs 4,100 workers across the globe.

The official website for ANSYS is www.ansys.com.

ANSYS's mailing address is 2600 ANSYS DRIVE SOUTHPOINTE, CANONSBURG PA, 15317. The software maker can be reached via phone at 844-462-6797 or via email at annette.[email protected]