Aspen Technology, Inc.

NasdaqGS:AZPN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$16.7b

This company has been acquired

The company may no longer be operating, as it has been acquired. Find out why through their latest events.

Aspen Technology Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 0/6

Aspen Technology does not have a record of paying a dividend.

Key information

n/a

Dividend yield

0.7%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield0.7%
Future Dividend Yield0%
Dividend Growthn/a
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per sharen/a
Payout ration/a

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha • Aug 08

Aspen Technology: Strong Outlook, Pricey Valuation

Summary Aspen Technology reported strong Q4 results, with a beat on top and bottom lines, leading to a 20% stock increase. The company has shown significant growth in revenues and cash flows, with a focus on industrial software for asset-intensive industries. Aspen's international expansion, digital grid management solutions, and high valuation pose risks and opportunities for investors. Shares are expensive but still a hold, with a price target of $200. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha • May 19

Aspen Technology: Balanced Risk-Reward Due To Uncertain Macro Environment

Summary Aspen Technology develops industrial software and services for asset management, monitoring, and optimization. Despite volatility, AZPN's stock has appreciated 25x since going public in 1994, and has gained some momentum recently. Newly-organized sales team provides some catalyst, but elevated macro risk continues to be a potential challenge. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha • Jan 18

Aspen Technology: Still Sleepy After The Merger

Summary Aspen Technology sells process simulation software for heavy asset industries, helping them simulate different scenarios to reduce costs and waste. Aspen's lack of a transition to SaaS suggests it's a very sleepy business with limited growth potential. Aspen should prove to be a very durable business with a questionable growth curve, this makes 30x forward earnings too expensive. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha

Stability and Growth of Payments

Fetching dividends data

Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if AZPN's dividends per share have been stable in the past.

Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if AZPN's dividend payments have been increasing.

Dividend Yield vs Market

Aspen Technology Dividend Yield vs Market
How does AZPN dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (AZPN)n/a
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.2%
Industry Average (Software)0.8%
Analyst forecast (AZPN) (up to 3 years)0%

Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate AZPN's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.

High Dividend: Unable to evaluate AZPN's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate AZPN's payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as AZPN has not reported any payouts.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/03/13 12:01
End of Day Share Price 2025/03/11 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Aspen Technology, Inc. is covered by 2 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Nay Soe NaingBerenberg
Mark SchappelLoop Capital Markets