On September 4, Autodesk fell 5.43% in regular trading, trading at $220.13/share, with turnover of approximately $103 million. The decline reflects ongoing pressure from disappointing Q3 earnings guidance and concerns over the $3.6 billion MaintainX acquisition, reversing a brief rebound the prior session.

While Autodesk delivered a strong Q2 beat — adjusted EPS of $3.30 versus the $3.12 consensus estimate, a 25.95% year-over-year increase, and revenue of approximately $2.046 billion above the $2.012 billion estimate — the Q3 adjusted EPS guidance midpoint of $3.065 fell short of the $3.14 market expectation. The MaintainX deal has also raised investor concerns about near-term margin dilution, keeping the stock under sustained selling pressure since the earnings release on August 27.

Despite the pullback, multiple institutions including RBC, UBS, and Baird maintain buy ratings with a mean price target of approximately $316, citing over 20% growth in the Construction segment, accelerating Fusion multi-seat adoption, and achievable organic billings guidance. The broader Application Software sector also traded lower, with Adobe down 7.0% and Palantir Technologies down 2.66%.

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