NASDAQ:ANSS

ANSYS - ANSS Stock Forecast, Price & News

$229.07

-4.14 (-1.78%)

(As of 10/5/2022 10:53 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $228.62
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$231.70
50-Day Range: $221.70
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$292.63
52-Week Range: $221.44
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$413.89

Volume: 3,348 shs
Average Volume: 462,306 shs
Market Capitalization: $19.95 billion

P/E Ratio: 43.97
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $277.33

ANSYS MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: Hold
2.09 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 18.9% Upside
$277.33 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
1.59% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: -0.84
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: 0.32
Based on 10 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$101,845 Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.93%
From $6.12 to $6.85 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.64 out of 5 stars

Computer And Technology Sector

227th out of 648 stocks

Prepackaged Software Industry

65th out of 226 stocks

3.0

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
ANSYS has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.09, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $277.33, ANSYS has a forecasted upside of 18.9% from its current price of $233.21.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
ANSYS has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

3.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.59% of the float of ANSYS has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
ANSYS has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in ANSYS has recently increased by 9.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

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.

3.8

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
ANSYS has received a 48.97% net impact score from Upright. The largest positive contribution comes from its "Creating knowledge" impact, which is driven by its "Embedded IoT system software" and "Engineering simulation software" products. See details.
Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Impact score for ANSYS is -0.84.

3.0

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
ANSYS has a news sentiment score of 0.32. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for ANSYS this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
4 people have searched for ANSS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
8 people have added ANSYS to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

2.5

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 $101,845.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.54% of the stock of ANSYS is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
90.80% of the stock of ANSYS is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

2.5

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for ANSYS are expected to grow by 11.93% in the coming year, from $6.12 to $6.85 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of ANSYS is 44.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 114.97.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of ANSYS is 44.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 318.99.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
ANSYS has a PEG Ratio of 4.74. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
ANSYS has a P/B Ratio of 4.54. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) Stock

ANSYS, Inc. develops and markets engineering simulation software and services worldwide. It offers ANSYS Workbench, a framework upon which its multiphysics engineering simulation technologies are built and enables engineers to simulate the interactions between structures, heat transfer, fluids, electronics, and optical elements in a unified engineering simulation environment; high-performance computing product suite; power analysis and optimization software suite that manages the power budget, power delivery integrity, and power-induced noise in an electronic design; and structural analysis product suite that provides simulation tools for product design and optimization. The company also provides electronics product suite that offers field simulation software for designing electronic and electromechanical products; SCADE product suite, a solution for embedded software simulation, code production, and automated certification; fluids product suite that enables modeling of fluid flow and other related physical phenomena; Ansys Granta products to give access to material intelligence; photonic design and simulation tools; and optical sensor and closed-loop, and real-time simulation, as well as safety-certified embedded software solutions. In addition, the company provides Discovery product family for use in the simulation of product design; and academic product suite used in research and teaching settings, which allows students to become familiar with its simulation software. It serves engineers, designers, researchers, and students in the aerospace and defense, automotive transportation and mobility, construction, consumer products, energy, healthcare, high-tech, industrial equipment, materials and chemical processing, and sports industries. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.

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ANSS Stock News Headlines

October 5, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS) SVP Shane Emswiler Sells 436 Shares of Stock

October 4, 2022 | marketwatch.com

Cadence Design Systems Inc. stock rises Tuesday, still underperforms market - MarketWatch

October 4, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Simulation and Analysis Software Market to Record a CAGR of 13.36%, On-premise to be Largest Revenue-generating Deployment Segment - Technavio Research Reports - Yahoo Finance

September 29, 2022 | fool.com

ANSYS (NASDAQ: ANSS)

September 29, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) Sets New 1-Year Low at $225.83

September 27, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

Contrasting ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) and MCX Technologies (OTCMKTS:MCCX)

September 23, 2022 | globenewswire.com

Simulation Software Market Size to Surpass USD 40.5 Bn by 2030 - GlobeNewswire

September 22, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

IC Manage Holodeck Webinar - Accelerating Ansys® Redhawk-SC™ in the Cloud by 40% - Yahoo Finance

September 19, 2022 | benzinga.com

Where Ansys Stands With Analysts - Ansys (NASDAQ:ANSS) - Benzinga

September 19, 2022 | benzinga.com

Expert Ratings for Ansys - Ansys (NASDAQ:ANSS) - Benzinga

September 19, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

ANSYS Stock: Near April 2020 Low Even With Ambitious New Mid-Term Targets (NASDAQ:ANSS) - Seeking Alpha

September 12, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

ANSYS: A Rock-Solid Business That Can Deliver Steady Growth (NASDAQ:ANSS) - Seeking Alpha

September 12, 2022 | businesswire.com

High Tech Industry Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) Market Report 2022 Featuring Top 5 Vendors - ANSYS, Siemens Digital Industries Software, Dassault Systemes, Autodesk, & Altair Engineering - ResearchAndMarkets.com - Business Wire

September 8, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Investors Could Be Concerned With ANSYS' (NASDAQ:ANSS) Returns On Capital - Nasdaq

September 7, 2022 | marketwatch.com

Cadence Design Systems Inc. stock rises Wednesday, still underperforms market - MarketWatch

September 2, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Why Is Ansys (ANSS) Down 15.8% Since Last Earnings Report? - Nasdaq

September 2, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Why Is Ansys (ANSS) Down 15.8% Since Last Earnings Report?

September 1, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Are Investors Undervaluing ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS) By 21%?

August 31, 2022 | globenewswire.com

Insights on the Architectural, Engineering and Construction Global Market to 2027 - Emergence of AR and VR in The Construction Industry Presents Opportunities - GlobeNewswire

August 31, 2022 | businesswire.com

Global Architectural, Engineering and Construction Market Report (2022 to 2027) - Featuring Bentley Systems, Dassault Systemes, Hexagon and Innovaya Among Others - ResearchAndMarkets.com - Business Wire

August 13, 2022 | benzinga.com

Unimpressed Analyst Questions Ansys's New Forecast Over Durability, Industry Tailwinds - Benzinga

August 12, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Unimpressed Analyst Questions Ansys's New Forecast Over Durability, Industry Tailwinds

August 5, 2022 | uk.investing.com

How Is The Market Feeling About Ansys? By Benzinga - Investing.com UK

August 5, 2022 | benzinga.com

How Is The Market Feeling About Ansys? - Benzinga

August 5, 2022 | benzinga.com

$100 Invested In Ansys 10 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today - Benzinga

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ANSS Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 8/03/2022
Today: 10/05/2022
Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/02/2022
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2022

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Industry: Prepackaged software
Sub-Industry: Application Software
Sector: Computer and Technology
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ANSS
CUSIP: 03662Q10
CIK: 1013462
Web: www.ansys.com
Phone: (724) 746-3304
Fax: 724-514-9494
Employees: 5,100
Year Founded: 1970

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Forecast: $277.33
High Stock Price Forecast: $345.00
Low Stock Price Forecast: $95.00
Forecasted Upside/Downside: +21.1%
Consensus Rating: Hold
Rating Score (0-4): 2.09
Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $5.21
Trailing P/E Ratio: 43.97
Forward P/E Ratio: 37.43
P/E Growth: 4.74
Net Income: $454.63 million
Net Margins: 22.96%
Pretax Margin: 27.05%
Return on Equity: 11.98%
Return on Assets: 8.64%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.17
Current Ratio: 2.12
Quick Ratio: 2.12

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $1.91 billion
Price / Sales: 10.46
Cash Flow: $7.45 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 30.74
Book Value: $51.39 per share
Price / Book: 4.46

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 87,070,000
Free Float: 86,599,000
Market Cap: $19.95 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.31

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Key Executives

Dr. Ajei S. Gopal Ph.D. (Age 60)
Pres, CEO & Director
Comp: $2.83M

Ms. Nicole Anasenes (Age 49)
CFO & Sr. VP of finance
Comp: $1.1M

Ms. Janet Lee (Age 57)
VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec.
Comp: $748.36k

Mr. Shane Emswiler (Age 46)
Sr. VP of Products
Comp: $873.08k

Dr. Prithviraj Banerjee Ph.D. (Age 62)
Chief Technology Officer

Ms. Kelsey DeBriyn
VP of Investor Relations

Mr. Walt Hearn
VP of Global Sales & Customer Excellence

Mr. Andy Kincheloe J.D.
VP of Global Marketing, Channel, & Go-To-Market Operations

Ms. Julie Murphy
VP of HR

Mr. M. Lee Detwiler
VP of Fin.

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Insiders & Institutions

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ANSS Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell ANSYS stock right now?: 11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for ANSYS in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 6 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" ANSS shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in ANSS, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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What is ANSYS's stock price forecast for 2022?: 11 brokerages have issued 12-month target prices for ANSYS's shares. Their ANSS share price forecasts range from $95.00 to $345.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $277.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 18.9% from the stock's current price.
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How have ANSS shares performed in 2022?: ANSYS's stock was trading at $401.12 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, ANSS shares have decreased by 41.9% and is now trading at $233.21.
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When is ANSYS's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 2nd 2022.
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How were ANSYS's earnings last quarter?: ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS) released its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 3rd. The software maker reported $1.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.19. The software maker earned $475.89 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $466.70 million. ANSYS had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.98% and a net margin of 22.96%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.38 earnings per share.
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What guidance has ANSYS issued on next quarter's earnings?: ANSYS issued an update on its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 10th. The company provided EPS guidance of $7.50-$7.88 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.79. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.00 billion-$2.06 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.05 billion.
What is Ajei Gopal's approval rating as ANSYS's CEO?: 250 employees have rated ANSYS Chief Executive Officer Ajei Gopal on Glassdoor.com. Ajei Gopal has an approval rating of 95% among the company's employees. This puts Ajei Gopal in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. 88.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at ANSYS to a friend.

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 (CRM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Mastercard (MA), Micron Technology (MU), Costco Wholesale (COST), Cisco Systems (CSCO), QUALCOMM (QCOM) and Intel (INTC).
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 many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Capital Investment Services of America Inc. (0.09%), Spence Asset Management (0.05%), Red Spruce Capital LLC (0.00%), Wedmont Private Capital (0.00%) and Fulton Bank N.A. (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Ajei Gopal, Alec D Gallimore, Barbara Vaughn Scherer, Glenda Dorchak, Janet Lee, Maria T Shields, Maria T Shields, Matthew C Zack, Matthew C Zack, Nicole Anasenes, Richard S Mahoney, Richard S Mahoney and Shane Emswiler.
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How do I buy shares of ANSYS?: Shares of ANSS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is ANSYS's stock price today?: One share of ANSS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $233.21.
How much money does ANSYS make?: ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) has a market capitalization of $20.31 billion and generates $1.91 billion in revenue each year. The software maker earns $454.63 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.21 on an earnings per share basis.
How many employees does ANSYS have?: The company employs 5,100 workers across the globe.
Does ANSYS have any subsidiaries?: The following companies are subsidiares of ANSYS: 2011767 Ontario Inc., 3DSIM, AGI, ANSYS Austria GmbH, ANSYS Belgium S.A., ANSYS Canada Limited, ANSYS France SAS, ANSYS Germany GmbH, ANSYS Hellas Single Member S.A., ANSYS Iberia S.L., ANSYS Ireland Ltd., ANSYS Italia S.r.l, ANSYS Japan K.K., ANSYS Korea LLC, ANSYS Lumerical IP LLC, ANSYS Lumerical Software ULC, ANSYS Luxembourg Holding Company S.à.r.l., ANSYS Luxembourg S.à.r.l., ANSYS OOO, ANSYS Poland s p.z.o.o, ANSYS Singapore Pte. Ltd., ANSYS Software Ltd., ANSYS Software Private Limited, ANSYS Sweden AB, ANSYS Switzerland GmbH, ANSYS Technology (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., ANSYS UK Limited, Analytical Graphics, Analytical Graphics Asia Pacific Private Ltd., Analytical Graphics Inc., Ansoft Corporation, Ansys Fluent Inc., Ansys International LLC, Apache Design Solutions, Apache Science and Technology (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., CADOE, CFX, Century Dynamics, Computational Engineering International Inc, Computational Engineering International Inc., DYNARDO (Dynamic Software and Engineering) GmbH, Delcross Technologies, DfR Solutions, Dynardo, Esterel Technologies, Evolutionary Engineering AG, Fluent China Holdings Limited, Fluent Software (Shanghai) Co. Limited, Gear Design Solutions, Granta Design, Granta Design Limited, Helic, ICEM CFD Engineering, KPIT medini Technologies AG, Livermore Software Technology Corporation, Livermore Software Technology LLC, Lumerical, Lumerical Taiwan Inc., Matterhorn Merger Sub GmbH, Motor Design Ltd, Newmerical Technologies International, OPTIS CN Limited, OPTIS Hong Kong Limited, OPTIS Korea Co. Ltd., OnScale, Optis World, Phoenix Integration, Phoenix Integration Inc., Profitek, Reaction Design, SpaceClaim, Taiwan ANSYS Technologies Co., Virtual Motion LLC, Zemax, Zemax Europe Holdings LLC, Zemax Europe Limited, Zemax Germany GmbH, Zemax Japan K.K., Zemax LLC, Zemax Optical Technology Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd, Zemax Taiwan LLC, Zillow TopCo Inc., and desktop.studio GmbH.
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How can I contact ANSYS?: ANSYS's mailing address is 2600 ANSYS DRIVE SOUTHPOINTE, CANONSBURG PA, 15317. The official website for the company is www.ansys.com. The software maker can be reached via phone at (724) 746-3304, via email at annette.arribas@ansys.com, or via fax at 724-514-9494.

This page (NASDAQ:ANSS) was last updated on 10/5/2022 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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ANSYS - ANSS Stock Forecast, Price & News

ANSYS MarketRank™ Forecast

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Change versus previous month

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

Environmental Sustainability

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Search Interest

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