Autodesk (ADSK) Touches 52-Week High On Positive Outlook
Zacks Investment Research | May 22, 2017 10:48PM ET
Share price of Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) rallied to a new 52-week high of $114.02, eventually closing a tad bit lower at $113.36 on May 22. This represents a massive one-year return of approximately 94%, better than the S&P 500 market's gain of 15.4% over the same period.
Currently, Autodesk has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Notably, the stock has a market cap of $24.9 billion.
Key Factors
Autodesk’s first-quarter 2017 revenues of $485.7 million beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $473 million. The figure was higher than the management’s guided range of $460–$480 million. Subscription revenues soared 102.8% year over year to $173.4 million.
Excluding stock-based compensation, the company reported a loss of 16 cents, much narrower than management’s guided range of a loss of 27–21 cents per share.
The company’s revenues continue to benefit from its business model transition. As Autodesk shifts from licenses to cloud and subscriptions, upfront costs are expected to reduce along with piracy practices via the usage of cloud-based verification.
We also note that marketing and promotional initiatives taken up by the company have accelerated its subscription base and revenues have improved visibly.
Moreover, we expect its broad product portfolio to attract new customers in both domestic and overseas markets.
Estimate Revisions
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal 2018 has widened from a loss of $1.38 to that of $1.76 over the last 30 days. However, for fiscal 2019, estimates have narrowed to a loss of 20 cents from 22 cents.
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