Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV Raises Stake in ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS)

Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its holdings in shares of ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS – Free Report) by 27.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,000 shares of the software maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 431 shares during the period. [...]

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Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its holdings in shares of ANSYS, Inc. ( NASDAQ:ANSS – Free Report ) by 27.

5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,000 shares of the software maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 431 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc.



ADV’s holdings in ANSYS were worth $639,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Tredje AP fonden boosted its position in ANSYS by 12.

9% during the second quarter. Tredje AP fonden now owns 21,756 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $6,995,000 after buying an additional 2,480 shares during the period. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd.

boosted its holdings in ANSYS by 14.5% during the 2nd quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd.

now owns 1,445 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $465,000 after acquiring an additional 183 shares during the period. Argent Trust Co grew its position in ANSYS by 17.4% during the 2nd quarter.

Argent Trust Co now owns 1,468 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $472,000 after acquiring an additional 218 shares during the last quarter. E Fund Management Co. Ltd.

increased its stake in ANSYS by 21.1% in the 2nd quarter. E Fund Management Co.

Ltd. now owns 1,758 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $565,000 after purchasing an additional 306 shares during the period. Finally, Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc.

CT increased its stake in ANSYS by 20.6% in the 2nd quarter. Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc.

CT now owns 29,791 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $9,578,000 after purchasing an additional 5,082 shares during the period. 92.39% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at ANSYS In other ANSYS news, Director Glenda Dorchak sold 159 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, July 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $330.81, for a total value of $52,598.

79. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 3,782 shares in the company, valued at $1,251,123.42.

The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website . Corporate insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Get Our Latest Stock Analysis on ANSYS ANSYS Stock Up 0.1 % Shares of ANSYS stock opened at $325.15 on Friday.

The company has a current ratio of 2.95, a quick ratio of 2.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.

13. ANSYS, Inc. has a 12-month low of $258.

01 and a 12-month high of $364.31. The company has a market cap of $28.

41 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.29, a PEG ratio of 6.89 and a beta of 1.

12. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $315.64 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $324.

77. ANSYS ( NASDAQ:ANSS – Get Free Report ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The software maker reported $2.

50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.92 by $0.58.

ANSYS had a net margin of 21.30% and a return on equity of 11.51%.

The company had revenue of $594.14 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $550.30 million.

During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.06 earnings per share. ANSYS’s quarterly revenue was up 19.

6% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts anticipate that ANSYS, Inc. will post 7.

32 EPS for the current year. ANSYS Company Profile ( 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.

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