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ANSYS, Inc (ANSS) is a leading software-application business based in the US. ANSYS is listed on the NASDAQ and employs 4,500 staff. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
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- Can I buy shares in ANSYS?
- ANSYS shares summary
- Compare share dealing platforms
- Is ANSYS stock a buy or sell?
- Can I short ANSYS shares?
- Is ANSYS suitable for ethical investing?
- Are ANSYS shares over-valued?
- ANSYS's financials
- How volatile are ANSYS shares?
- Does ANSYS pay a dividend?
- Have ANSYS shares ever split?
- Other common questions
ANSYS share price
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Information last updated 2021-01-23.
| 52-week range | $200.07 - $380.76 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | $358.1036 |
| 200-day moving average | $328.997 |
| Wall St. target price | $350.73 |
| PE ratio | 85.1489 |
| Dividend yield | N/A (0%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $4.399 |
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Is it a good time to buy ANSYS stock?
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Is ANSYS under- or over-valued?
Valuing ANSYS stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of ANSYS's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
ANSYS's P/E ratio
ANSYS's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 85x. In other words, ANSYS shares trade at around 85x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
However, ANSYS's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the software-application industry or those of similar companies.
- Cadence Design Systems (CDNS.US): 35.63
- Autodesk (ADSK.US): 155.17
- Synopsys (SNPS.US): 63.26
- Adobe (ADBE.US): 43.62
ANSYS's PEG ratio
ANSYS's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 4.7312. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into ANSYS's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
However, it's sensible to consider ANSYS's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.
- Cadence Design Systems (CDNS.US): 4.61
- Autodesk (ADSK.US): 1.84
- Synopsys (SNPS.US): 3.47
- Adobe (ADBE.US): 2.34
ANSYS's EBITDA
ANSYS's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $506.9 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a ANSYS's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put ANSYS's EBITDA into context you can compare it against that of similar companies.
- Cadence Design Systems (CDNS.US): USD$718.7 million
- Autodesk (ADSK.US): USD$691 million
- Synopsys (SNPS.US): USD$814.6 million
- Adobe (ADBE.US): USD$4.8 billion
ANSYS financials
| Revenue TTM | $1.5 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 27.62% |
| Gross profit TTM | $1.4 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 6.33% |
| Return on equity TTM | 11.8% |
| Profit margin | 24.88% |
| Book value | $41.811 |
| Market capitalisation | $32.2 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
How to short and sell ANSYS shares
- Create a CFD or spread betting account.
- Search for the stock code. E.g. "ANSS.US"
- Choose your position size.
- Select "sell" rather than "buy".
- Confirm your position and keep tabs on it. You may wish to set limits on your position.
There are currently 1.4 million ANSYS shares held short by investors – that's known as ANSYS's "short interest". This figure is 9.5% up from 1.3 million last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting ANSYS shares can be evaluated.
ANSYS's "short interest ratio" (SIR)
ANSYS's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of ANSYS shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of ANSYS shares traded daily (recently around 377583.76963351). ANSYS's SIR currently stands at 3.82. In other words for every 100,000 ANSYS shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3820 shares are currently held short.
To gain some more context, you can compare ANSYS's short interest ratio against those of similar companies.
- Cadence Design Systems (CDNS.US): 2.09
- Autodesk (ADSK.US): 1.62
- Synopsys (SNPS.US): 1.97
- Adobe (ADBE.US): 1.8
However ANSYS's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of ANSYS shares, or, against the total number of tradable ANSYS shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case ANSYS's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 ANSYS shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0189% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable ANSYS shares, roughly 19 shares are currently held short).
Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against ANSYS.
Find out more about how you can short ANSYS stock.
ANSYS's environmental, social and governance track record
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like ANSYS.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
ANSYS's total ESG risk score
Total ESG risk: 19.94
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and ANSYS's overall score of 19.94 (as at 01/01/2019) is excellent – landing it in it in the 12nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like ANSYS is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
To gain some more context, you can compare ANSYS's total ESG risk score against those of similar companies.
- Cadence Design Systems (CDNS.US): 15.04
- Autodesk (ADSK.US): 20.93
- Synopsys (SNPS.US): 21.54
- Adobe (ADBE.US): 14.32
ANSYS's environmental score
Environmental score: 6.63/100
ANSYS's environmental score of 6.63 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that ANSYS is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
ANSYS's social score
Social score: 12.96/100
ANSYS's social score of 12.96 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that ANSYS is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
ANSYS's governance score
Governance score: 9.84/100
ANSYS's governance score puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that ANSYS is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary
ANSYS, Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 19.94 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 12.18 |
| Environmental score | 6.63 |
| Environmental score percentile | 7 |
| Social score | 12.96 |
| Social score percentile | 7 |
| Governance score | 9.84 |
| Governance score percentile | 7 |
ANSYS share dividends
We're not expecting ANSYS to pay a dividend over the next 12 months. However, you can browse other dividend-paying shares in our guide.
Have ANSYS's shares ever split?
ANSYS's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 5 June 2007. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your ANSYS shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for ANSYS shares which in turn could have impacted ANSYS's share price.
ANSYS share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, ANSYS's shares have ranged in value from as little as $200.07 up to $380.76. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while ANSYS's is 1.2274. This would suggest that ANSYS's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
To put ANSYS's beta into context you can compare it against those of similar companies.
- Cadence Design Systems (CDNS.US): 1.0525
- Autodesk (ADSK.US): 1.4407
- Synopsys (SNPS.US): 1.094
- Adobe (ADBE.US): 0.9716
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ANSYS overview
ANSYS, Inc. develops and markets engineering simulation software and services worldwide. The company offers ANSYS Workbench, a framework upon which its engineering simulation technologies are built; multiphysics software to simulate the interactions between structures, heat transfer, fluids, and electronics in a unified engineering simulation environment; high-performance computing product suite, which delivers cross-physics parallel processing capabilities for simulation software; and structural analysis product suite that provides simulation tools for product design and optimization. It also provides fluids product suite that enables modeling of fluid flow and other related physical phenomena; and electromagnetics product suite that offers field simulation software for designing electronic and electromechanical products. In addition, the company offers power analysis and optimization software suite that manages the power budget, power delivery integrity, and power-induced noise in an electronic design; SCADE product suite, a solution for embedded software simulation, code production, and automated certification; system simulation capability for the design of automated products; and optical sensor and closed-loop, and real-time simulation, as well as safety-certified embedded software solutions. Further, it provides Discovery product family for use in the simulation of product design; Ansys Granta products to give access to material intelligence; and academic product suite with a portfolio of academic products based on associate, research, and teaching. The company serves engineers, designers, researchers, and students in the aerospace and defense, automotive, electronics, semiconductors, energy, materials and chemical processing, turbomachinery, consumer products, healthcare, and sports industries. ANSYS, Inc. was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
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