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Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of ANSYS, Inc. ( NASDAQ:ANSS – Free Report ) by 7.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The fund owned 211,230 shares of the software maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,194 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in ANSYS were worth $67,913,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company.
Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in ANSYS by 0.7% in the 1st quarter.
Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,234,642 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $3,553,058,000 after purchasing an additional 73,585 shares during the last quarter. Earnest Partners LLC boosted its holdings in ANSYS by 13.
7% in the 1st quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 592,017 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $205,525,000 after purchasing an additional 71,394 shares during the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale boosted its holdings in ANSYS by 4.
6% in the 2nd quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 522,613 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $167,985,000 after purchasing an additional 22,836 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co.
boosted its holdings in ANSYS by 18.6% in the 4th quarter. Sei Investments Co.
now owns 423,106 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $153,537,000 after purchasing an additional 66,338 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP boosted its holdings in ANSYS by 5.0% in the 4th quarter.
First Trust Advisors LP now owns 388,547 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $140,996,000 after purchasing an additional 18,673 shares during the last quarter. 92.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
ANSYS Trading Up 0.1 % Shares of NASDAQ:ANSS opened at $325.15 on Friday.
ANSYS, Inc. has a 52 week low of $258.01 and a 52 week high of $364.
31. The company’s 50 day moving average is $315.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is $324.
77. The company has a current ratio of 2.95, a quick ratio of 2.
95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The company has a market cap of $28.
41 billion, a PE ratio of 65.29, a P/E/G ratio of 6.89 and a beta of 1.
12. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. KeyCorp assumed coverage on shares of ANSYS in a report on Thursday, June 27th.
They issued a “sector weight” rating on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities decreased their price objective on shares of ANSYS from $345.00 to $335.
00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, August 6th. Finally, StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of ANSYS in a report on Sunday, September 22nd.
They issued a “hold” rating on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.
com, ANSYS has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $318.33. View Our Latest Analysis on ANSS Insider Activity at ANSYS In related news, Director Glenda Dorchak sold 159 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, July 8th.
The shares were sold at an average price of $330.81, for a total value of $52,598.79.
Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 3,782 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,251,123.42. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link .
Insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock. About ANSYS ( Free Report ) 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. Further Reading Want to see what other hedge funds are holding ANSS? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for ANSYS, Inc.
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