In the past week, AZPN stock has gone down by -0.10%, with a monthly decline of -3.81% and a quarterly surge of 5.76%. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.33%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 0.45% for Aspen Technology Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.09% for AZPN’s stock, with a 13.96% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Aspen Technology Inc (NASDAQ: AZPN) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Aspen Technology Inc (NASDAQ: AZPN) is above average at 2917.55x. The 36-month beta value for AZPN is also noteworthy at 0.69. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 8 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for AZPN is 26.74M, and at present, short sellers hold a 6.00% of that float. The average trading volume of AZPN on March 12, 2025 was 641.71K shares.
AZPN) stock’s latest price update
Aspen Technology Inc (NASDAQ: AZPN)’s stock price has gone rise by 0.01 in comparison to its previous close of 264.30, however, the company has experienced a -0.10% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-03-10 that Tender Offer to Now Expire at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 11, 2025 ST.
Analysts’ Opinion of AZPN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AZPN stocks, with Loop Capital repeating the rating for AZPN by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for AZPN in the upcoming period, according to Loop Capital is $315 based on the research report published on February 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Loop Capital, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AZPN reach a price target of $265, previously predicting the price at $260. The rating they have provided for AZPN stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on February 05th, 2025.
Berenberg gave a rating of “Buy” to AZPN, setting the target price at $255 in the report published on May 17th of the previous year.
AZPN Trading at 1.71% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AZPN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -4.70% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 0.45%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 0.33%, as shares sank -0.44% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +5.39% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AZPN fell by -0.10%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +19.45% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $264.57. In addition, Aspen Technology Inc saw 5.89% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AZPN starting from Mouritsen Mark Edgar, who proposed sale 495 shares at the price of $239.25 back on Sep 19 ’24. After this action, Mouritsen Mark Edgar now owns shares of Aspen Technology Inc, valued at $118,428 using the latest closing price.
Mouritsen Mark Edgar, the Former Officer of Aspen Technology Inc, proposed sale 875 shares at $230.13 during a trade that took place back on Sep 18 ’24, which means that Mouritsen Mark Edgar is holding shares at $201,360 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AZPN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.06 for the present operating margin
- 0.55 for the gross margin
The net margin for Aspen Technology Inc stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at -0.0. Equity return is now at value 0.05, with 0.04 for asset returns.
Based on Aspen Technology Inc (AZPN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 3.4.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 403.47 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.49. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 14.6. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.69for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.08. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.33.
Conclusion
In summary, Aspen Technology Inc (AZPN) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
