William Blair Forecasts Higher Earnings for Aspen Technology

Aspen Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AZPN) – Equities research analysts at William Blair increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Aspen Technology in a report released on Tuesday, November 5th. William Blair analyst D. Becker now anticipates that the technology company will earn $1.76 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.52. The consensus estimate for Aspen Technology’s current full-year earnings is $6.53 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Aspen Technology’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.57 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.75 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.33 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.99 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.91 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on AZPN. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on shares of Aspen Technology from $217.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Aspen Technology from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. Loop Capital raised their target price on Aspen Technology from $204.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, September 19th. Bank of America upped their price target on Aspen Technology from $225.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. Finally, Berenberg Bank cut Aspen Technology from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $253.00.

Aspen Technology Trading Down 0.4 %

AZPN opened at $245.00 on Friday. Aspen Technology has a 1-year low of $162.26 and a 1-year high of $249.00. The company has a market cap of $15.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -422.41, a PEG ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 0.76. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $234.74 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $214.12.

Aspen Technology (NASDAQ:AZPN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 4th. The technology company reported $0.85 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.39 by ($0.54). Aspen Technology had a negative net margin of 3.26% and a positive return on equity of 2.81%. The firm had revenue of $215.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $265.04 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.96 EPS. The company’s revenue was down 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Activity

In other Aspen Technology news, Director Jr. Robert M. Whelan sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.10, for a total value of $219,100.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 8,540 shares in the company, valued at $1,871,114. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Aspen Technology

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of AZPN. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. grew its stake in shares of Aspen Technology by 13.4% during the 3rd quarter. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. now owns 2,085 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $498,000 after acquiring an additional 247 shares during the period. Commerce Bank lifted its holdings in Aspen Technology by 3.1% during the third quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 1,550 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $370,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC bought a new position in Aspen Technology during the third quarter worth about $6,080,000. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG purchased a new position in shares of Aspen Technology in the third quarter worth about $1,100,000. Finally, CIBC Asset Management Inc increased its stake in shares of Aspen Technology by 4.3% in the third quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 2,032 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $485,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. 45.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Aspen Technology Company Profile

Aspen Technology, Inc provides industrial software that focuses on helping customers in asset-intensive industries worldwide. The company’s solutions address complex environments where it is critical to optimize the asset design, operation, and maintenance lifecycle. Its software is used in performance engineering, modeling and design, supply chain management, predictive and prescriptive maintenance, digital grid management, and industrial data management.