Ownership Capital B.V. Has $200.88 Million Holdings in ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS)

Ownership Capital B.V. lessened its position in shares of ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS) by 6.8% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 595,488 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 43,460 shares during the quarter. ANSYS comprises 7.4% of Ownership Capital B.V.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Ownership Capital B.V.’s holdings in ANSYS were worth $200,876,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of ANSYS by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,703,249 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,179,966,000 after acquiring an additional 106,187 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in ANSYS by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,305,554 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $732,672,000 after purchasing an additional 37,577 shares during the period. Impax Asset Management Group plc lifted its holdings in ANSYS by 8.0% in the 3rd quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 603,394 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $192,259,000 after purchasing an additional 44,605 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in ANSYS by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 570,525 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $192,456,000 after purchasing an additional 7,098 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in ANSYS by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 532,142 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $169,556,000 after buying an additional 8,706 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.39% of the company’s stock.

ANSYS Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of ANSS opened at $336.74 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $342.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $332.39. ANSYS, Inc. has a 1 year low of $289.82 and a 1 year high of $363.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 3.11 and a quick ratio of 3.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.53 and a beta of 1.12.

ANSYS (NASDAQ:ANSS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The software maker reported $3.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.97 by ($0.32). ANSYS had a net margin of 23.01% and a return on equity of 12.64%. As a group, equities analysts expect that ANSYS, Inc. will post 7.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Glenda Dorchak sold 200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $336.62, for a total transaction of $67,324.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 3,430 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,154,606.60. The trade was a 5.51 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of ANSYS from $350.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of ANSYS from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $346.67.

About ANSYS

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.