PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC) has been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the seventeen ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $188.0769.

PTC has been the subject of several research reports. KeyCorp set a $210.00 price target on PTC in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Rosenblatt Securities cut their price objective on shares of PTC from $220.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $180.00 target price on shares of PTC in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Oppenheimer decreased their target price on shares of PTC from $240.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Citigroup cut their price target on shares of PTC from $181.00 to $166.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th.

Insider Activity

In other PTC news, EVP Kristian Talvitie sold 50,291 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.14, for a total value of $8,707,383.74. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 12,386 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,144,512.04. The trade was a 80.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Staats Aaron C. Von sold 6,328 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.79, for a total value of $1,106,071.12. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 22,461 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,925,958.19. This represents a 21.98% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 61,517 shares of company stock worth $10,662,740. Corporate insiders own 0.29% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of PTC

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of PTC during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Palladiem LLC bought a new position in PTC during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. DV Equities LLC acquired a new position in PTC during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in PTC in the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, SJS Investment Consulting Inc. boosted its holdings in PTC by 2,257.1% in the 3rd quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 165 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.14% of the company’s stock.

PTC Stock Down 2.4%

PTC stock opened at $153.07 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $167.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of $186.93. The company has a market cap of $18.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.35, a PEG ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 1.03. PTC has a 12-month low of $133.38 and a 12-month high of $219.69. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31.

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.33. The business had revenue of $685.83 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $635.44 million. PTC had a net margin of 28.86% and a return on equity of 24.63%. PTC’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.10 earnings per share. PTC has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.540 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that PTC will post 4.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

PTC Company Profile

PTC Inc (NASDAQ: PTC) is a global technology company that develops software and services to help manufacturers design, operate, and service physical products. Founded in 1985 as Parametric Technology Corporation, PTC pioneered parametric, feature-based CAD with its Pro/ENGINEER product (now marketed as Creo) and has since expanded its portfolio to address product lifecycle management, Internet of Things (IoT), augmented reality (AR) and industrial connectivity.

Key product lines include Creo for 3D CAD; Windchill for product lifecycle management (PLM); ThingWorx, an IoT platform for connecting devices and building industrial applications; Vuforia, an AR platform for creating immersive service and training experiences; and Kepware, a suite for industrial connectivity and protocol translation.