Rep. April McClain Delaney Buys PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC) Stock

Representative April McClain Delaney (D-Maryland) recently bought shares of PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC). In a filing disclosed on August 05th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in PTC stock on July 11th.

Representative April McClain Delaney also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) on 7/28/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO) on 7/25/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Markel Group (NYSE:MKL) on 7/25/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) on 7/9/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of IDEXX Laboratories (NASDAQ:IDXX) on 7/9/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Markel Group (NYSE:MKL) on 7/9/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of CDW (NASDAQ:CDW) on 7/9/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of STERIS (NYSE:STE) on 6/26/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) on 6/26/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH) on 6/20/2025.

PTC Price Performance

PTC stock opened at $215.71 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $183.10 and a 200-day simple moving average of $170.17. The stock has a market cap of $25.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 1.17. PTC Inc. has a 12-month low of $133.38 and a 12-month high of $219.69.

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The technology company reported $1.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.22 by $0.42. PTC had a return on equity of 17.09% and a net margin of 20.74%. The business had revenue of $643.94 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $582.12 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.98 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 24.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that PTC Inc. will post 4.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at PTC

In other news, EVP Staats Aaron C. Von sold 1,988 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.29, for a total transaction of $429,984.52. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 15,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,405,053.47. This represents a 11.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.32% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PTC. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its position in PTC by 17.7% during the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 20,312,856 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,147,478,000 after purchasing an additional 3,048,311 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of PTC in the first quarter valued at approximately $241,789,000. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA grew its holdings in PTC by 41.6% during the first quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 2,876,333 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $445,687,000 after acquiring an additional 844,418 shares during the period. CCLA Investment Management purchased a new position in PTC in the second quarter worth $94,629,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in PTC by 13,184.0% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 345,384 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $53,517,000 after acquiring an additional 342,784 shares during the period. 95.14% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on PTC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $160.00 target price (down previously from $210.00) on shares of PTC in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Barclays set a $233.00 price target on PTC in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on PTC from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on PTC from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Mizuho cut their target price on shares of PTC from $190.00 to $160.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $202.14.

About Representative McClain Delaney

April McClain-Delaney (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Maryland’s 6th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

McClain-Delaney (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland’s 6th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

April McClain-Delaney grew up in Buhl, Idaho, where her father was a potato farmer. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in communications from Northwestern University in 1986 and her law degree from Georgetown Law Center in 1989. McClain-Delaney worked in communications law, first with the satellite firm Orion Network Systems and later as the Washington director for Common Sense Media, a nonprofit focused on technology and children. In 2022, McClain-Delaney joined the U.S. Department of Commerce under President Joe Biden (D) as deputy assistant secretary for communications and information. McClain-Delaney served on the board of the Georgetown University Law Center, the International Center for Research on Women, and the Northwestern University School of Communications.

PTC Company Profile

PTC Inc operates as software company in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company provides Windchill, a suite that manages all aspects of the product development lifecycle(PLM) that provides real-time information sharing, dynamic data visualization, collaborate across geographically distributed teams, and enabling manufacturers to elevate product development, manufacturing, and field service processes; ThingWorx, a platform for Industrial Internet of Things; ServiceMax, a field service management solutions enable companies to asset uptime with optimized in-person and remote service and technician productivity with mobile tools.