Aspen TechnologyAZPN
About: Aspen Technology is a global leader in asset optimization software, enabling customers within capital-intensive industries to design, operate and maintain their functions to meet their profitability, safety, and sustainability goals. The heritage business of AspenTech was founded in 1981 and provides software solutions purposed to optimize engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain and asset management functions. In 2021, Emerson Electric traded over $6 billion in cash and its Open Systems International (digital grid management) and subsurface science and engineering businesses for 55% of AspenTech's shares. The new AspenTech is the combination of heritage Aspen, OSI, and SSE and serves more than 3,000 customers across 40 countries.
Employees: 3,937
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
400% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $15.1M | Put options by funds: $3.02M
62% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 89 | Existing positions closed: 55
60% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q3] → 8 (+3) [Q4]
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 418 [Q3] → 436 (+18) [Q4]
0% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.02B [Q3] → $7.04B (+$13M) [Q4]
2.98% less ownership
Funds ownership: 46.71% [Q3] → 43.73% (-2.98%) [Q4]
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 113 | Existing positions reduced: 168
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
3 analyst ratings
Loop Capital Mark Schappel 76% 1-year accuracy 26 / 34 met price target | 19%upside $315 | Buy Upgraded | 10 Feb 2025 |
Piper Sandler Clarke Jeffries 67% 1-year accuracy 34 / 51 met price target | 0%upside $265 | Neutral Maintained | 27 Jan 2025 |
Baird Rob Oliver 67% 1-year accuracy 28 / 42 met price target | 0%upside $265 | Neutral Downgraded | 27 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
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