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The price of Ansys Inc (NASDAQ: ANSS) closed at $329.93 in the last session, down -5.26% from day before closing price of $348.23. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.27 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at ANSS’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 15.86 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 33.46. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.66 and its Current Ratio is at 3.66. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.14 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.14.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, BofA Securities on November 14, 2023, Downgraded its rating to Underperform and sets its target price to $295 from $356 previously.
On December 14, 2022, Robert W. Baird Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $281 to $295.
Rosenblatt Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on October 24, 2022, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $295 to $270.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 14 ’25 when Dorchak Glenda sold 200 shares for $300.01 per share. The transaction valued at 60,002 led to the insider holds 3,230 shares of the business.
GLENDA DORCHAK bought 200 shares of ANSS for $60,002 on Apr 14 ’25. On Jan 13 ’25, another insider, Dorchak Glenda, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 200 shares for $336.62 each. As a result, the insider received 67,324 and left with 3,430 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Ansys’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 48.98, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 7.01. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 11.23 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.69.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, ANSS has reached a high of $363.03, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $275.06. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.64%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.13%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 87.91M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 87.59M. Insiders hold about 0.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.94% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 12.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Ansys Inc (ANSS) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.64, with high estimates of $3.07 and low estimates of $2.09.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $12.28 and $11.04 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $11.75. EPS for the following year is $12.72, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $13.63 and $11.21.
Revenue Estimates
According to 11 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $651.4M. It ranges from a high estimate of $673.74M to a low estimate of $630M. As of the current estimate, Ansys Inc’s year-ago sales were $594.14MFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $656.76M. There is a high estimate of $693.49M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $620M.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ANSS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.86B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.75B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.78B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.54BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.03B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.2B and the low estimate is $2.83B.
