On August 11, Autodesk rose 3.03% in regular trading, trading at $256.625/share, with turnover of $130 million.
On the news front, Oppenheimer recently published a research note indicating that Autodesk's fiscal Q2 sales trends remain solid, with the company's restructuring and new transaction model transition causing limited disruption to operations. The firm expects full-year performance to meet or modestly exceed expectations. Analysts polled by FactSet maintain an average rating of Buy on Autodesk with a mean price target of $314.28, representing significant upside from current levels. With the company scheduled to report quarterly results on August 27, market expectations for earnings delivery are strengthening.
Within the Application Software sector where Autodesk belongs, several peers posted notable gains. Among individual stocks, Datadog up 9.96%, Palantir Technologies up 3.46%, Salesforce.com up 2.69%, Strategy down 2.99%, IREN Ltd down 3.42%.
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