Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) Stock Acquired Sen. Angus S. King Jr.

Senator Angus S. King Jr. (I-Maine) recently bought shares of Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK). In a filing disclosed on August 18th, the Senator disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Autodesk stock on July 21st.

Senator Angus S. King Jr. also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) on 7/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Quanta Services (NYSE:PWR) on 7/21/2025.

Autodesk Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ADSK opened at $290.23 on Monday. Autodesk, Inc. has a twelve month low of $232.67 and a twelve month high of $326.62. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $298.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of $284.93. The company has a market capitalization of $62.11 billion, a PE ratio of 62.15, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Autodesk news, EVP Rebecca Pearce sold 3,251 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.00, for a total value of $1,024,065.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 19,440 shares in the company, valued at $6,123,600. The trade was a 14.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders have sold 9,391 shares of company stock worth $2,909,885 in the last 90 days. 0.15% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 target price on shares of Autodesk in a research note on Tuesday, May 20th. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on shares of Autodesk from $357.00 to $361.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 27th. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $350.00 target price (up previously from $323.00) on shares of Autodesk in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. DA Davidson raised shares of Autodesk to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Autodesk from $325.00 to $355.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $343.04.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Autodesk

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ADSK. Beacon Financial Group boosted its holdings in Autodesk by 3.0% during the second quarter. Beacon Financial Group now owns 1,130 shares of the software company’s stock worth $350,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Autodesk by 2.4% during the first quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,473 shares of the software company’s stock worth $386,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Autodesk by 2.2% during the second quarter. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. now owns 1,567 shares of the software company’s stock worth $474,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Clarity Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Autodesk by 2.3% during the second quarter. Clarity Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,535 shares of the software company’s stock worth $475,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Autodesk by 34.9% during the first quarter. Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 143 shares of the software company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. 90.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Senator King

Angus King (independent) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Maine. He assumed office on January 3, 2013. His current term ends on January 3, 2031.

King (independent) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Maine. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

About Autodesk

Autodesk, Inc provides 3D design, engineering, and entertainment technology solutions worldwide. The company offers AutoCAD Civil 3D, a surveying, design, analysis, and documentation solution for civil engineering, including land development, transportation, and environmental projects; BuildingConnected, a SaaS preconstruction solution; AutoCAD, a software for professional design, drafting, detailing, and visualization; AutoCAD LT, a drafting and detailing software; computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software for computer numeric control machining, inspection, and modelling for manufacturing; Fusion 360, a 3D CAD, CAM, and computer-aided engineering tool; and Industry Collections tools for professionals in architecture, engineering and construction, product design and manufacturing, and media and entertainment collection industries.