PTC Inc. $PTC Shares Acquired by Dakota Wealth Management

Dakota Wealth Management lifted its stake in PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC) by 31.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 38,975 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,279 shares during the period. Dakota Wealth Management’s holdings in PTC were worth $7,913,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in shares of PTC by 3.1% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,498 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $387,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in PTC by 34.4% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 297 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in PTC by 11.9% during the 2nd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 54,511 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $9,394,000 after acquiring an additional 5,795 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its position in shares of PTC by 21.1% in the 2nd quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 2,617 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $451,000 after purchasing an additional 456 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of PTC by 35.7% in the 2nd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 28,678 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $4,942,000 after purchasing an additional 7,546 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.14% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at PTC

In other PTC news, EVP Kristian Talvitie sold 50,291 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.14, for a total transaction of $8,707,383.74. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 12,386 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,144,512.04. This represents a 80.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Staats Aaron C. Von sold 240 shares of PTC stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.10, for a total value of $38,664.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 22,221 shares in the company, valued at $3,579,803.10. This trade represents a 1.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 61,517 shares of company stock valued at $10,662,740 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.29% of the company’s stock.

PTC Stock Up 1.8%

Shares of NASDAQ PTC opened at $153.57 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $164.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $184.89. The stock has a market cap of $18.27 billion, a PE ratio of 22.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.03. 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 Inc. has a 52-week low of $133.38 and a 52-week high of $219.69.

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.33. The company had revenue of $685.83 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $635.44 million. PTC had a return on equity of 24.63% and a net margin of 28.86%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.10 earnings per share. PTC has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.540 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that PTC Inc. will post 4.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of PTC from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 7th. Citigroup decreased their price target on PTC from $181.00 to $166.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 6th. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on PTC from $200.00 to $175.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 7th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $180.00 target price on PTC in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Oppenheimer lowered their price target on PTC from $240.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, PTC currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $188.08.

About PTC

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.