Autodesk (ADSK) Likely Oversold on Friday

Autodesk logged a -12.95% change Friday, and is now trading at a price of $192.53 per share. The S&P 500 index moved -1.06% and the Nasdaq posted a -1.6% change.

Autodesk shares moved -12.33% over the last 52 weeks, with a high of $235.01 and a low of $163.2. During this time, the stock lagged the S&P 500 index by -3.1%. As of January 2022, the company's 50-day average price is $204.5. Autodesk, Inc. is an American multinational software corporation that makes software products and services for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media, education, and entertainment industries. The large-cap Technology company is based in San Rafael, CA.

Exceptional EPS Growth with Reasonable Leverage Levels:

2019-01-31 2020-01-31 2021-01-31 2022-01-31
Revenue (MM) $2,570 $3,274 $3,790 $4,386
Revenue Growth n/a 27.41% 15.76% 15.72%
Operating Margins -0.97% 10.48% 16.6% 14.08%
Operating Margins Growth n/a 1180.41% 58.4% -15.18%
Net Margins -3.14% 6.55% 31.88% 11.33%
Net Margins Growth n/a 308.6% 386.72% -64.46%
Earnings Per Share -$0.37 $0.98 $5.5 $2.28
EPS Growth n/a 364.86% 461.22% -58.55%
Free Cash Flow (MM) $310 $1,362 $1,341 $1,465
FCF Growth n/a 339.18% -1.51% 9.21%
Capital Expenditures (MM) $67 $53 $96 $66
Net Debt / EBITDA n/a 1.75 -0.07 2.04

Autodesk Is Overpriced:

Compared to the Technology sector's average of 27.16, Autodesk has a trailing twelve month P/E ratio of 78.26.

Autodesk's P/B ratio is 47.65 compared to its sector average of 6.23. The company is likely overvalued in terms of its net asset value. The company's shares are currently trading 1537.16% above their fair value as expressed by Benjamin Graham's formula:

√(22.5 * 5-year average EPS * book value per share) = √(22.5 * 1.16 * 5.3) = $11.76

Autodesk Is the Subject of Mixed Market Indicators:

25 analysts are following Autodesk and have set target prices ranging from $180.0 to $325.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At the current price of $192.53, ADSK is trading -17.95% away from its average analyst target price of $234.66 per share, implying an analyst consensus of some upside potential for the stock.

The company has a very low short interest since 0.0113% of the company's shares are tied to short positions. Institutions own 94% of Autodesk's shares, while the insider ownership rate stands at 0%.

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