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Sep 28, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	40.86%	Billy FitzsimmonsPiper Sandler 62%	300 338	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Sep 21, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	32.88%	Tamjid ChowdhuryGuggenheim 29%	283 283	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Sep 18, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	40.86%	Nick AltmannBTIG 56%	300 300	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Sep 17, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	43.21%	Matthew HedbergRBC Capital 76%	305 305	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Sep 15, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	0.95%	Mason MarionCantor Fitzgerald 16%	215	Previous Initiates Current Neutral	Get Alert
Sep 2, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	66.68%	Joseph BonnerArgus Research 69%	355 355	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 31, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	29.59%	Tyler RadkeCitigroup 68%	269 276	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Aug 31, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	54.94%	Blair AbernethyRosenblatt 72%	330 330	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 28, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	40.86%	Andrew DeGasperiBNP Paribas 47%	295 300	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Aug 28, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	52.6%	Taylor McGinnisUBS 50%	290 325	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 28, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	45.55%	Steve KoenigMacquarie 57%	310 310	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Aug 28, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	32.88%	Tamjid ChowdhuryGuggenheim 29%	277 283	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 28, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	32.88%	Daniel JesterBMO Capital 53%	262 283	Previous Market Perform Current Market Perform	Get Alert
Aug 28, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	40.86%	Nick AltmannBTIG 56%	300 300	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 28, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	58.7%	Clarke JeffriesPiper Sandler 49%	338 369	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Aug 26, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	45.55%	Steve KoenigMacquarie 57%	310 310	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Aug 21, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	52.6%	Joe VruwinkBaird 61%	312 325	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Aug 20, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	26.3%	Tyler RadkeCitigroup 68%	252 269	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Aug 20, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	30.06%	Tamjid ChowdhuryGuggenheim 29%	245 277	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 11, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	22.08%	Matthew MartinoGoldman Sachs 69%	260	Previous Initiates Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jul 27, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	40.86%	Ken WongOppenheimer 62%	300 325	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jul 23, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	15.03%	John DifucciGuggenheim 70%	245	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
Jun 18, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	38.51%	Andrew DeGasperiBNP Paribas 47%	295	Previous Initiates Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jun 1, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	18.32%	Tyler RadkeCitigroup 68%	246 252	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jun 1, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	54.94%	Blair AbernethyRosenblatt 72%	330 330	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
May 29, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	52.6%	Clark WrightDA Davidson 67%	325 325	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
May 29, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	43.21%	Matthew HedbergRBC Capital 76%	305 335	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
May 29, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	54.94%	Michael TurrinWells Fargo 58%	330 350	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
May 29, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	23.02%	Daniel JesterBMO Capital 53%	262 279	Previous Market Perform Current Market Perform	Get Alert
May 29, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	40.86%	Nick AltmannBTIG 56%	300 300	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
May 29, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	73.26%	Clarke JeffriesPiper Sandler 49%	369 383	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
May 26, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	47.9%	Keith WeissMorgan Stanley 73%	315 350	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
May 21, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	60.11%	Jason CelinoKeybanc 60%	341 365	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
May 13, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	40.86%	Saket KaliaBarclays 78%	300 315	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
May 12, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	40.86%	Tomer ZilbermanB of A Securities 61%	300	Previous Neutral Current Buy	Get Alert
Apr 15, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	40.86%	Brent ThillJefferies 73%	300	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
Apr 10, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	15.5%	Tyler RadkeCitigroup 68%	246 331	Previous Buy Current Neutral	Get Alert
Mar 4, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	55.41%	Tyler RadkeCitigroup 68%	315 331	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Mar 2, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	79.83%	Clarke JeffriesPiper Sandler 49%	373 383	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Feb 27, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	45.55%	Steve KoenigMacquarie 57%	310 400	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Feb 27, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	64.33%	Michael TurrinWells Fargo 58%	350 365	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Feb 27, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	57.29%	Matthew HedbergRBC Capital 76%	335 340	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Feb 27, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	47.9%	Saket KaliaBarclays 78%	300 315	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Feb 27, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	52.6%	Clark WrightDA Davidson 67%	325 375	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Feb 27, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	54.94%	Blair AbernethyRosenblatt 72%	330 330	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Feb 27, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	40.86%	Nick AltmannBTIG 56%	300 365	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Feb 24, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	54.94%	Blair AbernethyRosenblatt 72%	330 375	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Feb 24, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	52.6%	Ken WongOppenheimer 62%	325 375	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Feb 23, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	36.16%	Taylor McGinnisUBS 50%	290 400	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Feb 23, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	64.33%	Keith WeissMorgan Stanley 73%	350 385	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Feb 23, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	33.82%	Adam BorgStifel 77%	285 375	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Feb 20, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	40.86%	Saket KaliaBarclays 78%	300 390	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Feb 18, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	47.9%	Tyler RadkeCitigroup 68%	315 382	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Feb 18, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	71.38%	Michael TurrinWells Fargo 58%	365 380	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Feb 2, 2026	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	49.78%	Stephen TusaJP Morgan 70%	319	Previous Neutral Current Overweight	Get Alert
Dec 17, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	71.38%	Nick AltmannBTIG 56%	365	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
Nov 26, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	71.38%	Michael FunkB of A Securities 35%	360 365	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Nov 26, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	87.81%	Steve KoenigMacquarie 57%	380 400	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Nov 26, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	61.05%	Daniel JesterBMO Capital 53%	333 343	Previous Market Perform Current Market Perform	Get Alert
Nov 26, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	77.01%	Joe VruwinkBaird 61%	367 377	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Nov 26, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	83.12%	Saket KaliaBarclays 78%	385 390	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Nov 26, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	78.42%	Michael TurrinWells Fargo 58%	375 380	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Nov 26, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	76.07%	Blair AbernethyRosenblatt 72%	355 375	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Nov 26, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	76.07%	Bhavin ShahDeutsche Bank 55%	345 375	Previous Hold Current Buy	Get Alert
Nov 24, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	66.68%	Blair AbernethyRosenblatt 72%	355 355	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Nov 18, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	72.32%	Joe VruwinkBaird 61%	363 367	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Nov 14, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	73.73%	Tyler RadkeCitigroup 68%	370 393	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Oct 6, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	78.42%	Matthew HedbergRBC Capital 76%	380 380	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Oct 1, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	82.18%	Stephen BerseyHSBC 61%	343 388	Previous Hold Current Buy	Get Alert
Sep 2, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	84.52%	Tyler RadkeCitigroup 68%	376 393	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Sep 2, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	80.77%	Keith WeissMorgan Stanley 73%	370 385	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Aug 29, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	76.07%	Clark WrightDA Davidson 67%	375 375	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 29, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	69.03%	Michael FunkB of A Securities 35%	330 360	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Aug 29, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	78.42%	Matthew HedbergRBC Capital 76%	345 380	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Aug 29, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	78.42%	Steve KoenigMacquarie 57%	360 380	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Aug 29, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	76.07%	Ken WongOppenheimer 62%	350 375	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Aug 29, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	76.07%	Siti PanigrahiMizuho 58%	350 375	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Aug 29, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	80.77%	Taylor McGinnisUBS 50%	370 385	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 29, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	76.07%	Michael TurrinWells Fargo 58%	360 375	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Aug 29, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	71.38%	Jason CelinoKeybanc 60%	350 365	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Aug 29, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	80.77%	Saket KaliaBarclays 78%	355 385	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Aug 29, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	76.07%	Adam BorgStifel 77%	350 375	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 29, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	66.68%	Blair AbernethyRosenblatt 72%	345 355	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 29, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	70.44%	Joe VruwinkBaird 61%	345 363	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Aug 29, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	75.13%	Clarke JeffriesPiper Sandler 49%	361 373	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Aug 21, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	61.99%	Joe VruwinkBaird 61%	335 345	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jul 21, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	50.25%	Mark SchappelLoop Capital 61%	320	Previous Initiates Current Hold	Get Alert
Jul 11, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	69.03%	Steve KoenigMacquarie 57%	360 360	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jul 7, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	76.07%	William JellisonDA Davidson 12%	305 375	Previous Neutral Current Buy	Get Alert
Jun 27, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	71.38%	Nay Soe NaingBerenberg 65%	325 365	Previous Hold Current Buy	Get Alert
Jun 12, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	36.16%	Michael FunkB of A Securities 35%	290 330	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
May 27, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	76.54%	Tyler RadkeCitigroup 68%	374 376	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
May 27, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	69.5%	Clarke JeffriesPiper Sandler 49%	357 361	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
May 23, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	61.99%	Matthew HedbergRBC Capital 76%	313 345	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
May 23, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	64.33%	Ken WongOppenheimer 62%	300 350	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
May 23, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	69.03%	Michael TurrinWells Fargo 58%	345 360	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
May 23, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	54.94%	Michael FunkB of A Securities 35%	290 330	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
May 23, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	40.86%	Kash RanganGoldman Sachs 68%	270 300	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
May 23, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	56.35%	Daniel JesterBMO Capital 53%	324 333	Previous Market Perform Current Market Perform	Get Alert
May 23, 2025	ADSKAutodesk	$212.98	64.33%	Adam BorgStifel 77%	310 350	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert

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What Are Analyst Stock Ratings?

Analyst ratings measure the expected performance of a stock during a given time period. Analysts and brokerage firms often use ratings when they issue stock recommendations to stock traders.

Analysts arrive at stock ratings after they research companies’ public financial statements, communicate with executives and customers and interact with companies in other ways.

Most analysts issue ratings 4 times a year, usually at 3-month intervals.

How to Use Analyst Ratings

As an investor or trader, you want to be able to use analyst ratings effectively. Here are steps you can take to understand how to synthesize all the information analysts report about a particular company and how to apply it to your own trades.

Step 1: Check Ratings History

In the short term, look to see whether analysts suggest an initiation, upgrade or downgrade for a particular stock. Understand how the rating changed compared to the previous rating and whether a price target gets announced or changed.

Sometimes the rating stays the same and only the price target changes, which could cause the stock to move in either direction, depending on the significance of the change between the 2 price targets.

Step 2: Check for Other News

In the short term, check to see how the stock reacts to positive or negative news. This will be an indication of the company’s outlook because analyst ratings usually come out after the company announces news (it’ll typically be earnings news).

Step 3: Look at the Sector for News

Check to see if other stocks in the sector also received similar ratings. This could indicate micro news, which refers to when the whole sector or specific company trades in a specific way due to news outside of one company.

Step 4: Look at the Note

If available, look over the analyst note itself. The beginning of the note has the main information of the rating and price target. Investors should also take a look at the summary of the note, which you can find in the first couple pages and give you a concrete overview of the company. This can help you get an understanding of how analysts arrived at their thesis on the stock.

An example of an analyst note. Source: Needham

Step 5: Make a Decision

After reviewing the analyst ratings (and whether the analyst proposes a change or initiation) and find the reason for that note. Make a decision based on the analyst thesis on the company. This should give you guidance on how to make your thesis. Analyst ratings are a good indication of what professionals believe the company or sector will do, helping you get a better understanding of the companies you’re interested in.

Analyst Rating Accuracy

Analyst ratings are not set in stone and nobody knows indefinitely what a stock will do. Therefore, analyst ratings should be taken as an educated guess made by professionals who carefully study the specific company and sector in question. It's not a surprise that the accuracy of each rating can vary by each individual analyst and specific ratings on companies.

In other words, there’s no hard number or percentage on how accurate analyst ratings are because they are like educated guesses on what they think the stock will do based on their research, within that particular sector. In addition, each firm has so many analysts and so many different companies to review that you can compare ratings to glean what you believe is the truth.

Where Analyst Ratings Come From

Analyst ratings come from stock analysts. Analysts “go deep” on companies within a particular industry or sector. Some analysts employ a top-down approach (they start with an industry or sector and look for excellent companies within that industry or sector) and other stock analysts choose a bottom-up approach, which means they start with the company first and connect the dots within that company’s sector or industry. Analysts evaluate:

Financial statements
Economic fundamentals
Suppliers, customers and competitors
Management quality
Business model
Revenue
Expenses
Assets
Liabilities

While these evaluations are done using facts and figures that any investor can access, they come down to a conclusion the analyst must draw. While this isn’t an unqualified opinion, analysts will disagree because their interpretations of the data could vary.

Types of Stock Ratings

Stock ratings can range from simple “buy” and “sell” ratings to “equal weight” and “outperform” ratings. Here’s a quick overview of how analysts rate stocks.

Buy Rating

A “buy” rating indicates that an analyst is optimistic about a stock’s short-term or mid-term growth and recommends that traders purchase the stock. An analyst may even go so far as to indicate that a stock is a “strong buy.” At the same time, you may choose to swing trade the asset for a profit and come back later to start the process all over again.

Sell Rating

A “sell” rating means that an analyst believes the stock will trend downward in a particular time frame. Analysts might even refer to a security as a “strong sell.” Remember, though, you may want to swing trade and come back to this asset in the future even though you just chose to sell, just as you would under a “buy” rating.

Hold

A “hold” rating suggests that investors should not buy more of or sell the specified stock because they believe the stock should perform in a way that’s consistent with the market or will perform similarly to comparable companies within that particular sector. This is akin to the value investing approach that Warren Buffett uses, looking to gain long-term value from a single stock rather than flipping it because of a bad week. As many have said, it’s not a loss until you sell.

Underperform

An “underperform” rating means an analyst indicates that a stock is expected to perform below the market or sector average. And yes, while the underperform rating may not bode well for an asset in the next few weeks, it may not stay that way. Continue to carefully monitor your portfolio to ensure that an underperforming asset hasn’t turned itself around. As companies are faced with the Herculean task of pleasing shareholders, they will push to fix their underperforming stocks, meaning that a stock you wrote off could rise again.

Outperform

An “outperform” rating means that an analyst expects a stock to outperform the market or sector average. While the stock may look to outperform the market or a sector’s average, that doesn’t mean it will continue to soar forever. You must look at an outperform rating as what that asset will do in recent times, but it may not maintain that trajectory.

Equal-Weight

An equal weight rating means that an analyst believes that an individual stock's performance will tie to the average of all the stocks that an analyst covers in that particular sector. This type of rating helps investors get a true comparison of stocks to each other within a particular sector or industry. At the same time, equal-weight ratings could change at any time.

Price Target

A price target is an analyst’s projection of a stock’s future price. A price target is generally set up in a general trade or area where the asset might land. This means that the analyst could get close without hitting the figure on the head. Even so, the analyst wants to get close and better predict the movement of the marketplace and the asset.

Understanding Stock Ratings

Stock ratings are assessments of the investment potential of a particular stock. They are typically created by financial analysts who evaluate a company's financial performance, competitive positioning, and market outlook to provide guidance on the stock's expected future performance.

Ratings typically range from "buy" to "sell," with variations in between, such as "hold," "accumulate," or "neutral." A "buy" rating suggests that the stock is likely to perform well in the future, and investors should consider purchasing it. Conversely, a "sell" rating indicates that the stock is expected to underperform, and investors should consider selling it.

It's important to note that ratings are not guarantees of performance and should not be relied upon solely when making investment decisions. Ratings are just one factor to consider when evaluating a stock's potential, and investors should also conduct their own research and analysis to make informed decisions.

Another thing to keep in mind is that different analysts may have different opinions on a stock, so it's a good idea to consider multiple ratings before making an investment decision.

In addition to analyst ratings, investors can also consider other factors when evaluating a stock, such as its financial statements, management team, industry trends, and overall market conditions. By combining all of these factors, investors can make informed decisions about which stocks to buy or sell.

In summary, stock ratings are an important tool for investors to consider when evaluating a stock's potential, but they should not be the only factor used in investment decision-making. It's important to conduct your own research, consider multiple ratings, and take into account other factors before making an investment decision.

Should You Use Analyst Ratings to Inform Your Own Trades?

You can definitely use analyst ratings to inform your own trades and inform your own thesis but it’s a good idea to do your own research. However, analyst ratings are just one step in what should be a much larger investment strategy. Don’t fall in love with just one analyst. Compare notes. Look into how these ratings match with activity on the market and current events. Plus, remember that an analyst rating could easily be incorrect. No one is perfect, but these ratings are a good place to start.

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