NASDAQ:ANSS

ANSYS Stock Forecast, Price & News

$334.42

+7.19 (+2.20 %)

(As of 10/1/2020 02:33 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$329.51

Now: $334.42▼

$334.56

50-Day Range

$301.92

MA: $319.49▼

$350.59

52-Week Range

$200.07

Now: $334.42▼

$354.87

Volume14,857 shs

Average Volume560,536 shs

Market Capitalization$28.69 billion

P/E Ratio72.86

Dividend YieldN/A

Beta1.22

ANSYS, Inc. develops and markets engineering simulation software and services worldwide. The company offers ANSYS Workbench, a framework upon which the company's engineering simulation technologies are built; ANSYS multiphysics software to simulate the interactions between structures, heat transfer, fluids, and electronics in a unified engineering simulation environment; and structural analysis product suite that provides simulation tools for product design and optimization. It also provides fluids product suite that enables modeling of fluid flow and other related physical phenomena; and electromagnetics product suite, which provides field simulation software for designing electronic. In addition, the company offers power analysis and optimization software suite that manages the power budget, power delivery integrity, and power-induced noise in an electronic design; SCADE product suite, a solution for embedded software simulation, code production, and automated certification; system simulation capability for the design of automated products; and high-performance computing product suite, which delivers cross-physics parallel processing capabilities for simulation software. Further, it provides Discovery product family for use in the simulation of product design; academic product suite with a portfolio of academic products based on associate, research, and teaching; ANSYS Fluent that enhance workflow process; and ANSYS medini analyze, a suite for functional safety analysis. The company serves engineers, designers, researchers, and students in the aerospace and defense, automotive, electronics, semiconductors, energy, materials and chemical processing, turbomachinery, consumer products, healthcare, and sports industries and academia. ANSYS, Inc. was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

2.1 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
ANSYS has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $275.75, ANSYS has a forecasted downside of 16.9% from its current price of $331.96.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
ANSYS has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.2 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
ANSYS has received 383 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
ANSYS has received 484 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
ANSYS has received 55.82% “underperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about ANSYS and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe ANSS will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe ANSS will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

0.0 Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
ANSYS does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
ANSYS does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

1.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, ANSYS insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,640,301.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.58% of the stock of ANSYS is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
90.17% of the stock of ANSYS is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

0.6 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for ANSYS are expected to grow by 19.88% in the coming year, from $4.88 to $5.85 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of ANSYS is 72.32, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 18.72.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of ANSYS is 72.32, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 63.01.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
ANSYS has a P/B Ratio of 8.09. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

1.19 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NASDAQ

Industry Prepackaged software

Sub-IndustryApplication Software

SectorComputer and Technology

Current SymbolNASDAQ:ANSS

Previous Symbol

CUSIP03662Q10

CIK1013462

Webwww.ansys.com

Phone844-462-6797

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.12

Current Ratio2.38

Quick Ratio2.38

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio72.86

Forward P/E Ratio68.53

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$1.52 billion

Price / Sales18.93

Cash Flow$7.03 per share

Price / Cash Flow47.60

Book Value$41.02 per share

Price / Book8.15

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$5.51

Net Income$451.30 million

Net Margins26.17%

Return on Equity12.91%

Return on Assets9.60%

Miscellaneous

Employees4,100

Outstanding Shares85,789,000

Market Cap$28.69 billion

Next Earnings Date11/4/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

$334.42

+7.19 (+2.20 %)

(As of 10/1/2020 02:33 PM ET)

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ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) Frequently Asked Questions

How has ANSYS's stock been impacted by COVID-19?

ANSYS's stock was trading at $217.73 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, ANSS shares have increased by 53.2% and is now trading at $333.50.
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Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of ANSYS?

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for ANSYS in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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When is ANSYS's next earnings date?

ANSYS is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 4th 2020.
View our earnings forecast for ANSYS.

How were ANSYS's earnings last quarter?

ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 5th. The software maker reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.67. The software maker earned $389.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $353.63 million. ANSYS had a net margin of 26.17% and a return on equity of 12.91%.
View ANSYS's earnings history.

What guidance has ANSYS issued on next quarter's earnings?

ANSYS updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 5th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $5.75 to $6.35 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $5.92. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.570 billion to $1.645 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.59 billion.

What price target have analysts set for ANSS?

12 brokers have issued twelve-month price objectives for ANSYS's shares. Their forecasts range from $200.00 to $350.00. On average, they anticipate ANSYS's share price to reach $275.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 17.3%.
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Who are some of ANSYS's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to ANSYS include Adobe (ADBE), salesforce.com (CRM), Intuit (INTU), Workday (WDAY), Autodesk (ADSK), Synopsys (SNPS), Splunk (SPLK), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Citrix Systems (CTXS), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Tyler Technologies (TYL), FactSet Research Systems (FDS), Fair Isaac (FICO), Pegasystems (PEGA) and Nuance Communications (NUAN).
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What other stocks do shareholders of ANSYS own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other ANSYS investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Adobe (ADBE), salesforce.com (CRM), Mastercard (MA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Costco Wholesale (COST), Micron Technology (MU), Cisco Systems (CSCO), QUALCOMM (QCOM) and Lam Research (LRCX).

Who are ANSYS's key executives?

ANSYS's management team includes the following people:

Dr. Ajei S. Gopal, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 57)
Ms. Maria T. Shields, CFO, Sr. VP of Fin. and Admin. & Principal Accounting Officer (Age 54)
Ms. Janet Lee, VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 55)
Mr. Richard S. Mahoney, Sr. VP of Worldwide Sales & Customer Excellence (Age 56)
Dr. Prithviraj Banerjee, Chief Technology Officer (Age 59)

What is ANSYS's stock symbol?

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

Who are ANSYS's major shareholders?

ANSYS's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Axel Capital Management LLC (0.05%). Company insiders that own ANSYS stock include Ajei Gopal, Alec D Gallimore, 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.

Which major investors are buying ANSYS stock?

ANSS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Axel Capital Management LLC.
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How do I buy shares of 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.

What is ANSYS's stock price today?

One share of ANSS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $333.50.

How big of a company is ANSYS?

ANSYS has a market capitalization of $28.61 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.

What is ANSYS's official website?

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

How can I contact ANSYS?

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 [email protected]

This page was last updated on 10/1/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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