ANSYS adjusts consensus picture, shares with steady NASDAQ-100 profile

ANSYS sits in the NASDAQ-100 with a clear Hold consensus and a single price target cluster, while the application software peer group continues to benefit from AI and simulation demand.

By Anna Wagner, Analysts & Consensus desk. Reviewed prior to publication on 2026-06-25, 18:54.

ANSYS Inc. (US0357101090) stands as a specialist in engineering simulation software and is a long-standing member of the NASDAQ-100 index. The latest consensus snapshot on MarketBeat shows a Hold rating profile with an average price target of 396 US dollars for the ANSS listing on NASDAQ.

What the consensus shows

According to MarketBeat, ANSYS carries a consensus rating of Hold, with the average 12-month price target set at 396 US dollars. The current market capitalization is reported at around 32.9 billion US dollars, reflecting the valuation investors assign to the application software specialist.

The same data set cites a trailing price-earnings ratio of 55.5, which places ANSYS in the higher-valuation segment of the application software universe. The stock most recently traded in a 52-week range between 306.92 and 395.49 US dollars, underlining that the consensus target of 396 US dollars sits narrowly above the recent high.

Analyst focus on simulation and AI

Benzinga highlighted in late May that Synopsys’ second-quarter setup includes expectations for contributions from ANSYS and broader AI tool adoption, underlining how the EDA and simulation ecosystem is viewed by analysts as a structural beneficiary of digital design trends. A TipRanks note in early January pointed to durable synergies between Synopsys and ANSYS, again emphasizing the strategic weight simulation tools hold in the current cycle.

This focus on AI-assisted design and high-value IP supports the long-term narrative for ANSYS and its peers, even as the current consensus for ANSYS itself remains anchored in a Hold stance. For comparison, Australian protective-equipment group Ansell, another industrial-technology-adjacent issuer, is covered with a Neutral rating by 11 analysts and an average price target of 36.01 Australian dollars, implying a potential upside of 15.6 percent on the ASX listing.

The product behind the stock

ANSYS generates revenue primarily by selling engineering simulation software, including the flagship Ansys Mechanical platform for structural analysis and multiphysics simulations. These tools are used by automotive, aerospace and industrial customers to model stresses, vibrations and thermal behavior digitally before building physical prototypes.

Where the stock trades today

The ANSYS shares (US0357101090) are listed on NASDAQ in New York; recent data from MarketBeat point to a 52-week trading corridor between 306.92 and 395.49 US dollars for the ANSS ticker. The latest reported market capitalization of roughly 32.9 billion US dollars reflects the valuation embedded in that range.

Key data on the ANSYS shares

• Company: ANSYS Inc.
• ISIN: US0357101090
• WKN: 901492
• Ticker: ANSS
• Trading venue: NASDAQ
• Price (as of latest MarketBeat data): 374.30 US dollars
• Market cap: 32.91 billion US dollars (as of latest MarketBeat data)
• Sector / industry: Application software / engineering simulation
• Index membership: NASDAQ-100
• Next earnings date: not officially scheduled

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