ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS) Shares Bought by Janus Henderson Group PLC

Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its stake in shares of ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS) by 0.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 21,780 shares of the software maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC’s holdings in ANSYS were worth $7,351,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Oak Thistle LLC acquired a new position in ANSYS during the fourth quarter worth $255,000. Ulland Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in ANSYS by 107.6% during the fourth quarter. Ulland Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,635 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $889,000 after acquiring an additional 1,366 shares during the period. Alpine Associates Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of ANSYS by 8.2% during the fourth quarter. Alpine Associates Management Inc. now owns 443,583 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $149,634,000 after buying an additional 33,600 shares in the last quarter. Magnetar Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of ANSYS by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Magnetar Financial LLC now owns 219,625 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $74,086,000 after buying an additional 1,824 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mizuho Securities USA LLC grew its holdings in shares of ANSYS by 46.3% during the fourth quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 8,288 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $2,796,000 after buying an additional 2,621 shares in the last quarter. 92.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at ANSYS

In related news, Director Glenda Dorchak sold 200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.01, for a total value of $60,002.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 3,230 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $969,032.30. This represents a 5.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

ANSYS Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of ANSS opened at $346.63 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 3.01, a quick ratio of 3.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. ANSYS, Inc. has a 12-month low of $275.06 and a 12-month high of $363.03. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $317.11 and a 200 day moving average price of $332.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.92, a P/E/G ratio of 3.48 and a beta of 1.21.

ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The software maker reported $1.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.75 by ($0.11). ANSYS had a net margin of 22.62% and a return on equity of 12.69%. The firm had revenue of $504.89 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $516.81 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.39 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts forecast that ANSYS, Inc. will post 8.32 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on ANSS. Rosenblatt Securities upped their target price on shares of ANSYS from $335.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. StockNews.com lowered shares of ANSYS from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th.

ANSYS Company Profile

ANSYS, Inc develops and markets engineering simulation software and services for engineers, designers, researchers, and students in the United States, Japan, Germany, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It offers structural analysis product suite that provides simulation tools for product design and optimization; the Ansys Mechanical product, an element analysis software; LS-DYNA solver for multiphysics simulation; and power analysis and optimization software suite.